"Does Your Child Have A Fishing Rod?"

I have heard so many times that education is about teaching someone to fish instead of giving that someone fish to eat.

But, somehow the statement is not complete. For my students, I coach them not only to fish, but also coach them to make better fishing rods to catch bigger fish. And, I encourage them to go beyond rods for catching fish. If they are more proficient with nets, then use nets. If they are more proficient with fishing boats, then use fishing boats. There are so many ways of catching fish....

And, even beyond all these. I encourage them to think beyond fishing. Maybe selling some extra fish? Maybe keeping the extra fishes and built a fishfarm? Maybe going into other products that is related to fish? There are so many other things to do with fishes other than to eat them....

What I am illustrating here is that students do not have only one way of learning. Some learn better by reading articles. Some learn better by listening. Some will be by pictures. And many more.

In addition, learning should not be contained in one form only. When they learn about geography, they can learn about physics too. When they learn about literature, they can learn about history too. Learning should be inter-connected and not segregated.

Is your child using his most effective methods of catching fish?

If not, let me know if I can help. My email is thelightbulbeffect@gmail.com