Dead Poet Society
Maddy Ball
Mrs. Restivo
English Honors 9A
3/7/16
Is Mr. Keating from, Dead Poet Society, a Good Teacher?
“A teacher is a compass that activates the magnets of curiosity, knowledge, and wisdom in the pupils,” (Ever Garrison). This is especially true of Mr. Keating, a high school english teacher in, Dead Poet Society. Although, Mr. Keating had an unusual way of teaching he changed his students lives for the best and taught them to express themselves. Keating brought his students out of their comfort zones and helped them discover who they really are and to go after what they want in life. Keating inspires his students to overcome their fears, think for themselves, and stay true to what they believed in.
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People start realizing Keating’s unusual teaching style and get suspicious. One day, Todd, one of Keating’s students, is called into the headmaster’s office. While in speaking with the headmaster Todd is forced to admit to being a member of the Dead Poet Society and forced to sign a document blaming Mr. Keating for abusing his authority. As a result, Mr. Keating was fired from Welton. One day, as Keating is going to pick up the last of his things, Todd reveals that he was intimidated into signing the confession. Todd demonstrates the impact that Keating had on him and proves his ability to think for himself and stay true to what he believed in by standing on his desk and saying, “Oh Captain! My Captain!” Headmaster Nolan who is taking over Keating’s poetry class warns Todd to sit down or he will be expelled. Todd ignores his threat and stays standing. Many other members of the Dead Poet Society as well as other students stand up as well. The final scenario shows that the teacher’s ideals were extremely effective and powerful. Keating wished to teach his students to think for themselves, and even though they were fearful at first, they ended up overcoming that fear and standing up for what they believed in before the end of the
Mrs. Restivo
English Honors 9A
3/7/16
Is Mr. Keating from, Dead Poet Society, a Good Teacher?
“A teacher is a compass that activates the magnets of curiosity, knowledge, and wisdom in the pupils,” (Ever Garrison). This is especially true of Mr. Keating, a high school english teacher in, Dead Poet Society. Although, Mr. Keating had an unusual way of teaching he changed his students lives for the best and taught them to express themselves. Keating brought his students out of their comfort zones and helped them discover who they really are and to go after what they want in life. Keating inspires his students to overcome their fears, think for themselves, and stay true to what they believed in.
Good teachers focus on content while …show more content…
People start realizing Keating’s unusual teaching style and get suspicious. One day, Todd, one of Keating’s students, is called into the headmaster’s office. While in speaking with the headmaster Todd is forced to admit to being a member of the Dead Poet Society and forced to sign a document blaming Mr. Keating for abusing his authority. As a result, Mr. Keating was fired from Welton. One day, as Keating is going to pick up the last of his things, Todd reveals that he was intimidated into signing the confession. Todd demonstrates the impact that Keating had on him and proves his ability to think for himself and stay true to what he believed in by standing on his desk and saying, “Oh Captain! My Captain!” Headmaster Nolan who is taking over Keating’s poetry class warns Todd to sit down or he will be expelled. Todd ignores his threat and stays standing. Many other members of the Dead Poet Society as well as other students stand up as well. The final scenario shows that the teacher’s ideals were extremely effective and powerful. Keating wished to teach his students to think for themselves, and even though they were fearful at first, they ended up overcoming that fear and standing up for what they believed in before the end of the