Quotes From The Movie 'Dead Poets Society'

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“I stand upon my desk to remind myself that we must constantly look at things in a different way.” This quote is from the teacher John Keating from the movie Dead Poets Society. Dead Poets Society was written and directed by Peter Weir and Tom Schulman. The movie was based of the 1950’s and it was academy award winning movie. This movie has two different types of teachers who teaches the students different ways to look at life. “A good teacher can inspire hope, ignite the imagination and instill a love of learning”. This statement was originated by Brad Henry.
Mr.Keating teaching style is based off of carpe diem.The first day of Mr.Keating's teaching he told his kids to come in the hallway and to look at pictures of old pictures of student’s,

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