fijians have a saying: "yaloqu"
(pronounced: ya-long-gu")

it is the idea that, in order for a child to learn,
his or her spirit has to be brought into the classroom.
learning requires not just the physical body
but one's whole being must be present as well.

teachers will often ask struggling students
to go outside into nature,
and call for their spirit to:
"lesu mai" (return to me).