A Fish Story By Skip Downing Analysis

What is A Fish Story? A Fish Story by Skip Downing a story that shows how students do need direction in class weather it be a little or a lot just any kind of direction when it come to the classroom. This story take place in college with frmn going to he first ever college class a little nervous and shy being that they don't know one another. The professor walks in at nine o'clock say good morning to the class and tell the to observe the fish on the plate and to take notes of what the see, then the professor left and did not return. The professor this this everyday for three days. The student were confused everyday on why the professor was doing and how it was a part of the class. The first day the student didn't know what to do some took …show more content…
The teacher had went to class everyday and said good morning look at the fish on the white plate and take note of what you observed. This showing that professor don't always give good direction but enough to know what to do. This being done everyday gave the students time to think why the professor is doing this and to think how can this task be completed with little direction. This teacher's people to use their mind more when it come to class and to think about the work and not to just sit in a seat for the whole class. This plays a part in life not …show more content…
Going back to the fish story where one student had thought to look around to room a found a book on just what the whole class needed yet they chose to write down what was in the book. This teaches people that even though there mind is being used and there may be an easier way to do things it might not always be right or a good way of doing thing. In this case the student just wrote what was on the book so they didnt really learn anything just need the notes. This in school and in life's a struggle to deal with because of the fact that it's easier than doing what need to be done. People everywhere have done this and took the shortcut but that doesn't always work out. When there is something to be done and there is an easier way for it to be done people do it, yet don't understand what i being lost from taking the short cuts. People dont fulling usderstand thing talking the short cut and people don't really get to learn fully what their doing or don't even bother to learn at all as long as what needed to get done gets done.

In conclusion, the fish story show a lot of lesson that can help both in life and in college life. Needing direction in being able to find it with your help and being able to know what to do without direction by using one's mind is a powerful thing. This is something powerful because once one understand their mind and how far there mind can take them there's no stopping them in their plane for