We concluded the film The Karate Kid today, and we discussed the qualities present in the relationship between Daniel and Mr. Miyagi. We noted that Daniel was willing to ask for help, and that he kept trying and didn't give up. Mr. Miyagi was patient with Daniel, a good listener, and didn't give up on Daniel. Daniel also had the support of his mom, and Ali, and we noted that it's nice when your friends support you as well.
We mentioned that the relationship between the Cobra Kai sensai and his students was NOT representative of a positive mentoring relationship. The teacher used fear and intimidation to get his students to do what he wanted, and we agreed that was a terrible way to interact with people who are trying to learn.
Our goal with this film was to have the class thinking about the kinds of qualities they will need to try to exhibit, in order for their own mentoring relationships to work well.
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