According to the literary scholar Hideo Kobayashi, the word “think” comes from the ancient Japanese word “kamu kaeru,” which is quite significant when you learn its origin.
The “ka” in “kamu kaeru” is a hatsugo, a word that is placed without much meaning in order to make the word more appropriate, but the “mu” in “kaeru” is “kafu,” which means “to think” is to “communicate” with the subject, or more simply, to “get along” with the subject. In other words, to think is to “communicate” with the subject, or to put it more simply, to “get along” with the subject.
Although we have children and adolescents from 6 to 19 years old attending our cram schools, not many of them are eager to learn and study more from the very first day they enter the school. The cram school also does not focus on teaching students small exam techniques, even for those who are preparing for an entrance exam.
Even so, it is not an exaggeration to say that after a certain period of study at the cram school, many children become fond of thinking.
They seem to naturally acquire an attitude of “getting along” with people and things from a wide range of perspectives, from the unsolvable problems in front of them to the everyday problems shared with other students.
We at Eureka have always placed great importance on this.
What is Eureka’s goal of learning?
Starting tomorrow, let’s think together about everything from the things around us to the wisdom of people and nature.
Eureka Study School
Nobuhiko Iriyama