Week 28: Pi

Diversity is any kind of variety that makes our world a better place.  

Did you know that March 14 is a holiday called “Pi Day”?  No, we’re not celebrating the kind of pies that your grandma makes.  We’re celebrating the kind of pi’s you find in your math class.  In numerical form, March 14 is “Three Fourteen.”  And 3.14 are the first digits in that amazing number called “Pi” that goes on and on forever.  

The first evidence of mankind’s understanding of Pi comes from studying the design of the great pyramids of Ancient Egypt.  Pi represents the relationship between a circle’s diameter and its circumference.  In other words, no matter how small or large a circle is, its circumference is always 3.14 times as long as its diameter.  Pi, therefore, is a constant, or a number that never changes.  

Like circles, people come in many shapes and sizes, and we have various talents and abilities.  And like Pi, we too share certain constants.  We all need to be loved and respected.  We all want to succeed.  

Remember, you don’t have to travel as far as the pyramids of Egypt to find diversity.  There are hundreds of opportunities to celebrate diversity right here at your own school.  Find one today!