What is an example of a Republican "teaching a man to fish"?

Question

which of course implies some sort of education so that people can support themselves...

so, where are the education programs for those in poverty that were passed and supported by Republicans?

I see a lot of Republicans refrence this idea, but no real action on it... even though the phrase blatantly implies some action needs to be taken?

Republicans are the ones that keep saying it... I'm just pointing out what seems to be a blaring inconsistency? to me at least...

or maybe, it's "teaching a man to fish, as long as he does something for you"

my whole point is... personal responsibiltiy is a million times easier for those who went to great schools, that did teach them to "fish"... while those that went to poor schools often seem to have problems "fishing"... yet Republicans can't seem to figure out why?

so far.... I see NCLB... which I didn't think was sponsored by a Repubican, but it may have been, I don't remember... Bush did push it tough, granted..

and an act from 1982...

and I think you will find that on average, the income of a person with a higher education is much higher than one that doesn't have an education... or is that just a coincidence? but of course there are exceptions...

Answer 1

Teaching a man to fish could be dropping him off next to a river and letting him get very hungry.

Why do Liberals read so much into this saying? It simply means that hand-outs accomplish no long-term societal benefits.

And the saying was probably coined by early social workers (church women), anyway.

Answer 2

There is little correlation between really successful people in the US and higher education.

Entrepreneurship, on the other hand, plays a huge part in success. People who have a goal, people who have a dream, these are the successful people in life.

Donald Trump is hardly a self made man. He got lots of help from the family fortunes, and he has declared bankruptcy more times than most people can count, but he knew how to use the system and at the taxpayers expense. This is not someone to use as an example of success.

The philosophy of the Republican is to show the man to fish, so he can learn to help himself. No program is needed for this, just an attitude. The liberal or democrat, with their feel good mentality, would prefer buying the man a fish, at least during the Christmas holidays and at Easter time.

Answer 3

Well, everyone has the opportunity to get eduction from many different sources (military service, companies offering educational benefits).

However, neither type that I listed above is free, as the Montgomery GI Bill has to be paid for by the member, and a worker must work a certain amount of hours per week for their employer to be given educational benefits.

PS: I'm not a Republican, but I believe in personal responsibility.

Answer 4

Now wait just a minute. What does being poor have to do with anything? Don't they have public schools? It does not require wealth to learn to read and write or to do math. You just need to study.

That was all the education I got. I never needed government assistance. Things were pretty grim during the Carter years but I have turned out all right.

What people need is motivation. Handouts do not provide that. If they need assistance they should have to work to get it. That work should suck. That would be motivation to find a real job.

Conservatives believe in a safety net. We don't want it turned into a hammock.

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Answer 5

I'm a Republican and I do it everyday. I run a school to work program for high school special ed students, we link then up with employers to job shadowing opportunities, job tours, with a curriculum to teach them where to look for jobs, resumes etc, and how to keep your job. We take them to community colleges and vocational schools to show them that furthering their education isn't like the boredom they experience in high school. We show them how training programs as short as nine months can increase their income and get them into jobs with benefits.

More importantly, we get them to assess their skills which at a glance makes them look no more capable to roll silverware at a resturant. We help them link their abilities to a viable career they'd like and be succesful at. We also help them apply for scholarships and student loans for those who want to go to college. Most that go make it through the junior colleges or vocational schools. We have an 80% success rate. The 20% that don't make it can often be attributed to lack of parental support or parental interference.

The point is there are many programs like the one I manage, people just need seek them out as well as follow through on them.

Just add, the school district I work for is not full of affluent, or even middle class families. Many their parents don't even speak english, another issue for another question.

Answer 6

This question is utterly stupid! Maybe if a ton of our tax money wasn't wasted on worthless programs like welfare and public housing; there would be more for education. Besides where I live in MN we are shelling out somewhere over $11,000/child in school. I forget what rank for spending it is in the country, but it's high! Yet it's not enough, now the dems want more! The money is spent very carelessly here in MN, a lot of that money for education is wasted on crap, or goes to pay off the big wigs in the teachers unions!

Answer 7

well one of the first ones that comes to mind is the Job Training Partnership Act passed in 82 in the middle of Reagans first term. It was introduced in Senate by Dan Quayle. But was a bipartisan effort overall.

Answer 8

education programs...give me a break...every kid in this country has every opportunity to succeed....only problem is this country is lazy and doesn't know anything about hard work that is required too truly make in life....
for some reason this reminds me of a quote I heard
"our poor people are fat........

Answer 9

ya bushs no child left behind law is a big failure in Texas,the school board is voting on weather to get rid of the whole program.another re-pug idea down the drain!!

Answer 10

No Child Left Behind.

Except the budget for it got left behind.