Mr. Holland's Opus

It can bring people of different cultures, religions, and languages together without a single word. Music is a universal language. Due to its educational benefits, many teachers have started incorporating song into their lessons. Mr. Sprinku, a US History teacher in New York, started using the musical Hamilton to teach his students history. He claims that, “It brings history into the classroom in such an exciting and engaging way” (Schonfeld). Learning not only becomes more fun…

In the movie, Mr. Holland's Opus Mr. Holland comes to a new public school to start his new teaching job. He starts to become attached to the band and they as a group go through a lot together. When Mr. Holland's retired his old school is going to cut the arts program and Mr. Holland is going to plead to the board on why the school should keep the arts because “ The kids need the art to express…