[Wftl-lug] I agree with Harry Holt

[Jon Biddell]

Nope... The proverb is actually;

"Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish  
and he'll sit in a boat and drink beer all day."

:-)

> As the Chinese proverb has it:
>
> "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish  
> and you feed him for a lifetime"
>
>
>
> Harry Holt wrote:
>> Then give them a PC, so they can learn better methods of farming,  
>> raise everyone's education level, and *teach* them things.  What  
>> would you do?  Keep providing hand-outs, maintaining their current  
>> poverty level forever?  There are already people doing that - here  
>> someone is trying something different...
>>
>>
>> On 1/12/07, Jon Biddell <jon at mandrake.net.au> wrote:
>> What a waste of time and money - give people a computer when they  
>> can't afford a decent home or food to eat... really smart,,,,
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> The SMH (Sydney Morning Herald for our non-convict
>>> friends) (1) had some very exciting news today.
>>>
>>> http://www.smh.com.au/news/laptops--desktops/australia-trials-low- 
>>> cost-laptop/2007/01/12/1168105153500.html
>>>
>>> The OLPC are looking at trialling the laptops in
>>> remote indigenous communities.
>>>
>>> Whooo hoooooooo!
>>>
>>> My .2c worth.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Patrick
>>>
>>>
>>> (1)
>>> http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/sheik-urged-to-stay-away/ 
>>> 2007/01/12/1168105148117.html
>>>
>>>
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>> semper in  excreto es sed profundum variat
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