Thursday, August 11, 2011

I've posted this pic on my blog before, but today I want to connect this picture to an Einstein qoute:


“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” 
-Albert Einstein
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8 comments:

  1. Krishna Reddy BoddapatiAugust 11, 2011 at 5:30 AM

    Absolutely True!!!!!

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  2. UnknownAugust 11, 2011 at 6:55 AM

    Joe, I have been meaning to find this picture/poster for my classroom, since seeing it at your RSCON3 presentation. It's a perfect results-only learning theme.

    Thanks for underscoring that message here.

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  3. seburntAugust 11, 2011 at 1:08 PM

    That's a powerful (and succinct) cartoon.

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  4. angela maiersAugust 12, 2011 at 7:56 AM

    This is awesome Joe! Thanks for sharing and for all you do!

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  5. Piers YoungAugust 15, 2011 at 5:31 AM

    Love it. Putting it up in my classroom! Thanks.

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  6. AnonymousAugust 17, 2011 at 12:45 PM

    Shouldn't it specify what they are being selected for? If the task is to pick apples, then climbing a tree is a pretty good selection criterion.

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  7. Steve McCrea, Independent EducatorJanuary 3, 2014 at 2:44 AM

    See the Quote Investigator http://quoteinvestigator.com/2013/04/06/fish-climb/ Apparently there is no evidence that Einstein ever said this quote...

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  8. Steve McCrea, Independent EducatorJanuary 3, 2014 at 2:47 AM

    By the way, do you know where you got the cartoon? It looks like it was made pre-1940 which would tend to support the Einstein source, but also support the Quote Investigator's source....

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