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Now that's a good question
by studentteacher83 @ Tuesday, 15. Jan, 2008 - 18:46:28

As a teacher of maths I constantly get pupils asking questions like: why is pi 3.14? Who was Pythagoras? Why is x equal to 15? And so on. Sometimes it gets a bit frustrating when you're trying to answer such questions whilst simultaneously handing out pencils, helping little Timmy to answer question 1 and stopping several others bouncing off the walls. But at least the questions have sensible, logical answers.

I had an RE cover yesterday and I was thanking my lucky stars to teach a subject like maths: 'Sir? Why is Budha really fat when he's supposed to only eat one grain of rice a day?'

I think my suggestion of an incredibly slow metabolism might have been a little above the little year seven head asking the question.

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oldandrewoldandrew [Member]
2008-01-15 @ 20:39

Personally I think you should count yourself lucky if you do teach kids who want to know why pi=3.14 or who Pythagoras is.

I'm only ever asked:

"Why do we have to do this?"

and

"Can I go to the loo?"

RETeacher [Visitor]
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2008-06-04 @ 23:16

*makes a mental note to think of an answer to the Buddha question before starting teaching practice*

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studentteacher83studentteacher83 [Member]
2008-06-05 @ 19:40

Let me know if you think of one. I'd love to know myself!

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RETeacher [Visitor]
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2008-06-11 @ 15:55

I've done some investigating. The fat buddha image seemed to emerge when Buddhism moved into China where being fat was considered a sign of happiness, wealth, and good fortune.

Also the 'laughing buddha' image is not an image of THE Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama) but an image of one who has achieved Nirvana and so become a buddha. There is a difference. Many claim that as a noble Siddhartha Gautama wouldn't have been fat, but others say that back then a noble may well have been on the large side as it was a sign of a wealthy lifestyle.

And not all images of buddha are fat ones - in Thailand he is not represented as fat. So basically it is a case of Buddhism incorporating the ideologies and cultural influences of the different countries.

Clear as mud?

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studentteacher83studentteacher83 [Member]
2008-06-11 @ 18:46

Right! I'll have to remember all that. Good research by the way.

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