They may not know now.
But they will.
Repetition. Concentration. Training.
Being educated for life. Preparation for what’s coming. No matter what it is.
My job as a teacher is to prep students for a life they don’t know but will come.
Watch our 2 minute Truth in Two to find out why.
Getting students ready for the world teaching them how to defend themselves.
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from Comenius (here). Mark is President of The Comenius Institute (website). Dr. Eckel spends time with Christian young people in public university (1 minute video), hosts a weekly radio program with diverse groups of guests (1 minute video), and interprets culture from a Christian vantage point (1 minute video). Consider becoming a Comenius patron (here).
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“Show me, Wax on, wax off.” The old man, the karate master, Mr. Miyagi in the classic movie The Karate Kid, is teaching the young man, Daniel, how to defend himself against bullies. He brings the boy to his home day after day to have him wax his car, paint his house, and sand his deck. The boy whines and complains about doing housework instead of learning karate. In a climactic scene, Mr. Miyagi says, “Show me wax-on, wax-off.” As Daniel begins to show the movements learned through arduous repetition, the sensei, the teacher, attempts to punch the boy. The young man is not only surprised at the suddenness of the attack but also at his, now innate, ability to ward off blows to his body. A series of commands, attacks, and defenses are then seen in rapid succession. At the end of the display, the boy finally understands the process, the difficulty of the discipline, and how the benefits of education may not be immediately understood.
I am convinced that students do not see the full impact of their education until they are placed in a situation where they must defend themselves against intellectual attacks or prepare a defense of their positions or build lasting contributions in culture or preserve what has been given to them to keep. K-12 and higher education is the dojo, “the place of The Way,” where students of all ages learn to own and practice their beliefs under the tutelage of their sensei, their teacher.
At the Comenius Institute we believe “Wax-on, wax-off” is the metaphor for student preparation. Intellectual bullies live on the streets of life. There students will be given an opportunity to stand against falsehood, treachery, and evil; then, to stand for life, freedom, and generosity.
For Truth in Two, this is Dr. Mark Eckel, president of the Comenius Institute, personally seeking truth wherever it’s found.