Today usually marks the start of next academic year. But unfortunately we are stuck with our first semester. But soon we'll be starting with our next semester classes and all the preps are going in full swing. The first class for the day was physical education and we learned about the positive effects of aerobic and anaerobic exercises. Later we had Psychology and we did a small recap of the seminar portions taken by the physical science association.
We were assigned with the task of watching a movie and understand its educational implications. I had chosen the movie 'Dead Poets Society (1989)' directed by Peter Weir starring the late Robin Williams. I'd seen this movie a while ago but this time, I decided to watch it to understand what makes John Keating different from other teachers. This Academy award winning movie is set in a conservative boy's boarding school named Welton's Academy which is known for churning out disciplined and academically brilliant students. The story focuses on a group of seventeen year old boys and their English teacher John Keating (Robin Williams). John Keating is a nonconformist and lives by the phrase 'Carpe Diem' which means 'seize the day'. He encourages his students to get rid of their fears, find their voices and live their lives to the fullest through poetry. Their newfound interest in poetry led them to create a secret club named Dead Poets Society. One of t...
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