The Dalai Lama – Anger
“…anger never helps solve a problem”
Dalai Lama XIV
Big Idea
Students must learn how to solve all kinds of problems. Some problems are academic; others are emotional. Perhaps the hardest problems involve communication and the navigation of complex human relationships. What makes these types of problems even more difficult is that anger often intervenes. Anger is a wild variable that can either diminish or enhance the capacity to find creative solutions.
Claim
According to the Dalai Lama, anger makes it harder to solve problems. Anger diminishes your thinking abilities.
Counterclaim
Sometimes getting angry motivates you to solve a problem and inspires you to think creatively. Anger makes you smart.
Essential
Question
Should you ever use anger to solve problems?
