“Give a man a fish and you feed him
for a day. Teach him how to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” - Lao Tzu
Educators must teach students how to
catch fish. When educators do so, students express their gratitude to educators
forever. Because when educators teach students the art of catching fish
students don’t have to approach educators every time for fish as students themselves
can catch fish and enjoy the meal. They become independent. Nikos Kazantzakis quoted, "Ideal
teachers are those who use themselves as bridges over which they invite their
students to cross, then having facilitated their crossing, joyfully collapse,
encouraging them to create bridges of their own." Hence, educators must
become bridges for students and after the students cross they must collapse. In
the present context, the educators must go beyond teaching the art of catching
fish to students. They must show the location of the fishes to the students so
that students lead better life than educators. To conclude, educators must
teach the art of catching fish to students and also show the location of fish
to enable students to fast-track their careers.
"Men make history and not the
other way around. In periods where there is no leadership, society stands
still. Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the opportunity
to change things for the better." — Harry Truman
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