Debate, viewpoint: It is more important to cure fools than poverty, and the content involves the famous sayings of ancient educators or inspirational stories involved in the course of History of Foreign Education? In History of Foreign Education, there are many famous sayings of ancient educators, among which there are many viewpoints that emphasize the importance of knowledge and education. The following are some famous sayings and inspirational stories, which can be used to support the view that "it is more important to cure fools than to cure poverty":

1. Confucius, an ancient educator, once said, "Only by teaching impermanent teachers can you make impermanent friends." This sentence emphasizes the importance of education for talent training. If we simply help the poor to solve their immediate problems, but we can't help them improve their knowledge and ability, then this kind of help is short-term and difficult to solve the problems for a long time.

2. Socrates, another ancient educator, once said, "The real ignorance is not knowing what you don't know." This sentence emphasizes the importance of knowledge and education to individuals and society. If we simply help the poor people to solve the problem of food and clothing, but we can't help them improve their knowledge and ability, then this kind of help is one-sided and it is difficult to really change their living conditions.

3. There is a famous inspirational story: A young man asked an old man, "What should I do if I want to be a successful businessman?" The old man replied, "You should study hard and improve your knowledge and ability." The young man asked again, "Then how should I make money?" The old man replied, "if you just want to make money, you will never make much money." If you want to be truly successful, you should first pay attention to your own abilities and values, and then create wealth through your own abilities and values. "

The famous sayings and stories mentioned above all express the importance of knowledge and education to individuals and society. Although solving the poverty problem is also an important task, if we simply solve the immediate problems but fail to help people improve their knowledge and ability, then this kind of help is one-sided and it is difficult to really change their living conditions. Therefore, I think the view that "treating fools is more important than treating poverty" is correct.