Wax on, Wax off!!!

Last weekend, we all went to see the remake of Karate Kid . We watched with bittersweet memories, being that it was one of Ward's favorites. Although he had many favorites. The acting was exciting and the scenery in China, beyond breathtaking. BUT....You know I cannot just leave a movie. I walked and talked, about my overwhelming impression, that we Americans have no discipline. Seriously, everything has a purpose, and in doing, you learn?? You know, wax on, wax off??? My family looked at me with, you are crazy eyes, mommy!!!
And the rant began..blah.blah.blah and while I was tutoring this precious young Asian student today, (went from movie to tutoring, follow me people!!) I had asked her what she was doing this summer, for fun. She showed me, The Box!!! She looks up and writes down, and learns new English words!!!!I'm her reading tutor, she has a Math tutor, she has a music tutor, and in her spare time she looks up words !!! Where is the Yin and Yang in that?? So I take her crafts, and stickers and fun things to do, I think she is lonely.I may be wrong? I think she may be onto something. This discipline for learning, seems to be lost to us. Back to the movie, I think when the teacher was asking the Karate Kid, to put his jacket on and off a peg, a trillion times, the kid did it. No American child would do that. They would roll their eyes, and walk away. This is a very broad assumption, but I don't think I'm too far from the truth.I think maybe we all need a box, to put new ideas in and new words. Maybe we even need to take our jacket on and off of a peg, to teach us manners?? We may need a little tai in our chi.