What Would the Buddha have Done?
Part of the series Staffroom Monologues
- Duration: 15 mins
- Subtitles available
- Published: 22 May 2007
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Summary
In What Would the Buddha Have Done?, written by teacher Susie Paskins, Sophie Stanton portrays an RE teacher waiting to meet her headteacher to explain her lesson on Buddhism, while being observed by Mr Briefcase.
Staffroom Monologues is a series of four short films, each scripted by a winner of an online Teachers TV competition looking for monologues by people working in the education sector. The scripts were edited by Tony Marchant and directed by Jean Stewart.
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Comments (9)
Lovely. Deep, meaningful and speaks volumes about a teachers experiences in the singular and teachers experiences generally. Very thought-provoking.
William Yates said that "education is the lighting of a fire not the filling of a pail". This short piece of video encapsulates much of the ills of the current education system one that considers that education is about jobs not the preparation for life, that focuses on the material at the expense of the spiritual and one that is obsessed with testing till it squeals (we are the most tested education system in Europe yet by no means that best).
My heart went out to the child and the teacher in this story, to the stereotypes of the headteacher and even Mr, Briefcase in the poignant paraody of aims, expectations and emotions.
I work with teachers on how to become 'outstanding'. I shall be using this video clip as a reminder that at the core of the outstanding teacher is a relationship with their class and with a core human purpose.
Paul Hopkins
www.mmiweb.org.uk
Following the success of Staffroom Monologues 2007, Teachers TV are delighted to announce its back again this year. In association with the National Union of Teachers we are looking to find the best screenwriters of the staffroom.
This year's Writer Judge will be Ashley Pharoah the British television writer, co-creator of the successful drama series Life on Mars and Ashes to Ashes..
To enter, budding script writers that work in education (paid or voluntary) are asked to submit a single character fictional monologue of between 800 and 1,000 words by 25 March 2008 on any aspect of school life from the perspective of someone who works in a school. For help and inspiration and to enter please visit www.teachers.tv/monologues
Helen Mussard, Community Marketing Executive
I would really like to hear this monologue at a faster, more lively pace. This teacher was wistful and the occasional background music (chords?) reminded me of Simon Bates 'Our tune'.
How much more fun and frustrating the interruption would be with a teacher reliving her enthusiasm and passion only to have it deflated by an unexpected intrusion!
Also, did the teacher give in to her plan because of the pressure of being observed or the child crying?
http://www.artnetwork.com/Mandala/
http://www.ackland.org/art/exhibitions/buddhistart/construction.htm
(Associate)
One child at a recent OFSTEd gave the game away by asking "What is all that about?" when the teacher put the objectives on the board at the start of the lesson. You can bet one day OFSTED will be coming around asking why we follow this rigid lesson structure when it is so boring.
I saw this classroom monologue at the National Education Conference at Stoke Rochford and everybody liked it.
What an excellent video! Very witty and thought-provoking.
I really enjoyed this film. I think buddha would have destroyed it as he is meant to but with the same confused tears as the girl in the film. I think the actress has brought out the inner complexities of the character well. I found it very funny and it will provide many good discussion points for my students. thanks.
(Associate)
Excellent! 6 stars... What a thought provoking video! I agree with monotoring for increasing the students learning and recognising where their education can be improved. I look forward to the time in the future when time is allocated for teachers to prepare for this and time to assess
the learning while having creative lessons.