I was pretty proud of this assignment today. Just sharing....
Mick Jagger says,
" You can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
But if you try sometime you'll find
You get what you need."
On a scale of 1 to America, how in line is this with the teaching of Buddha? Defend your answer.
And Boom, now we have something better. I think I am going to give them a bunch of old rock song lyrics now and see which religion they are most closely connected with.
Also, I admonished one student yesterday when they failed to identify a Bowie song. I told the kid his parents were failures. That student was my son.
And I am totally cherry picking the best answers here but some of the kids didn't disappoint:
I'd give it a solid Richmond, Virginia. I think that "you can't always get what you want" is the base teaching of Buddha. There is also an idea of finding enlightenment if you do certain things. It is arguable that this is truly "what you need."
Rhode Island because Buddhism helps you acheive inner peace and if you work for what you want to get or acheive, you will get it. Buddhism will help you stop wanting everything and only want what you need.
The whole 17 miles of Staten Island, New York, Buddha wanted people suffering to be able to live in "nirvana" but without wanted because without want, there would be no suffering or frustration.
That's funny right there. I do declare!
This years answers:
On a scale of 1 to America, this quote is Hawaii because Buddhism is based on want and desire being the cause of suffering. To limit this suffering, one must follow the eightfold path, which is mainly focused on the right intentions, mindfulness, and action.
Most of the answers were bad to nonsenical (or AI generated) but this one I thought was spot on.
