Dead Poets Society Notes Part Two
Knox goes to the party he was invited to by Chris but she's with her boyfriend and Knox and doesn't know anyone while the dead poets society meets
Knox gets in a fight at the party
Dead poets society is drinking/smoking
Charlie Dalton posts article in the school newspaper from the dead poets society, society is angry with him, Mr. Knowlin of the school calls a meeting to find out who wrote it, charlie pulls a prank
Charlie gets paddled by Mr. Knowlin but stays loyal
Mr. Knowlin reprimands Mr. Keating for teaching the students to think for themselves
Mr. Keating warns Charlie and the guys
Neil's father finds out about his acting and his deception about it, forces him to quit, even though it is the night before the play
Neil talks to Mr. Keating in his living quarters, talks to him about being forced to quit the play, Keating tells him to talk to his father and convince him that acting is what he wants to do
Knox chris at her school and brings her a poem and flowers to apologize for what happened at the party
Neil was successful in talking to his father about acting
Chris comes to the school to see Knox and agrees to go to the play with him
Neil sees his father entering at the play, gets nervous, they stare at each other while he reads his lines
Neil's father is very angry, intends to transfer him to a military school
Neil kills himself
Todd goes crazy
Mr. Keating cries
Mr. Knowlin holds a ceremony for Neil's death and say's hes going to conduct an investigation into the matter
Richard talks to Mr. Knowlin and tells him Mr. Keating was to blame and tells the others they should too, to save themselves. Charlie punches him and gets expelled for it
New English teacher in class asks students to read from the pages Mr. Keating instructed to rip out whilst Mr. Keating is in the room his personal belongings
Todd Anderson stands on his desk and says "Oh Captain, my Captain" before Mr. Keating leaves, others join in until roughly half the class is standing on their desks in defiance, Keating is proud and thanks them
Thursday, October 31, 2013
How are Mr. Escalante and Mr. Keating similar? How are they similar?
As I talked about in the previous blog post, Mr. Escalante and Mr. Keating are in completely different environments. Different time period, different kind of school, different kinds of students, and they teach different subjects. However, the teaching styles employed by a teacher are not limited by the kind of school he is teaching at or the subject being taught. The way in which Mr. Escalante teaches his 1980s public high school class of potential drop-outs calculus is similar to the way Mr. Keating teaches his 1950s class of privileged white males English. Both teachers work hard to make their students want to participate in and learn from the class, often using unorthodox methods from Escalante's publicly mocking his students to Keating's games of soccer with his English class. Both are so successful in motivating their students that the students are willing to continue working at the subjects outside of class - in the forms of summer class sessions and after school study sessions from Escalante's calculus class and the reformation of the Dead Poets Society from some of Mr. Keating's English students. The two teachers prove that the qualities which make a good teacher do not at all depend on the subject or the students being taught.
As I talked about in the previous blog post, Mr. Escalante and Mr. Keating are in completely different environments. Different time period, different kind of school, different kinds of students, and they teach different subjects. However, the teaching styles employed by a teacher are not limited by the kind of school he is teaching at or the subject being taught. The way in which Mr. Escalante teaches his 1980s public high school class of potential drop-outs calculus is similar to the way Mr. Keating teaches his 1950s class of privileged white males English. Both teachers work hard to make their students want to participate in and learn from the class, often using unorthodox methods from Escalante's publicly mocking his students to Keating's games of soccer with his English class. Both are so successful in motivating their students that the students are willing to continue working at the subjects outside of class - in the forms of summer class sessions and after school study sessions from Escalante's calculus class and the reformation of the Dead Poets Society from some of Mr. Keating's English students. The two teachers prove that the qualities which make a good teacher do not at all depend on the subject or the students being taught.
How are the two schools different?
The two different schools depicted in the two films we have watched or are in the process of watching could not really be any more different. A 1950s east-coast all-male private school versus 1980s public high school in Los Angeles. Different class of people, different time period, different location, different type of school. Everything about the two schools is different. I don't even know how they both could be compared, the similarities stop at saying they're both schools for the purpose of educating students. Taking just about any aspect of either school and comparing it to the other gets you a way in which they are different. In many cases the differing characteristics of each school are not even just different, they're the opposite. Rich families versus poor families, private school versus public school, students living on campus and not, strict traditional education teaching subjects such as Latin versus a typical modern public high school. Everything is different.
The two different schools depicted in the two films we have watched or are in the process of watching could not really be any more different. A 1950s east-coast all-male private school versus 1980s public high school in Los Angeles. Different class of people, different time period, different location, different type of school. Everything about the two schools is different. I don't even know how they both could be compared, the similarities stop at saying they're both schools for the purpose of educating students. Taking just about any aspect of either school and comparing it to the other gets you a way in which they are different. In many cases the differing characteristics of each school are not even just different, they're the opposite. Rich families versus poor families, private school versus public school, students living on campus and not, strict traditional education teaching subjects such as Latin versus a typical modern public high school. Everything is different.
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Notes on Dead Poets Society
Neil attends an all male college
His roommate is a new student named Todd Anderson
Neil's father is very strict, forces him to quit being the editor for the schools newspaper
English teacher Mr. Keating casually strolls through the class on the first day and then leaves, expecting his students to follow
The class is still standing in the hallway, he has student read poetry, tells his students to seize the day and make their lives extraordinary
The next day, Mr. Keating has Neil read "Understanding Poetry" and then rip the page out of their books, as well as the entire introduction to poetry. He doesn't like trying to measure poetry, wants to teach his students to think for themselves
Kids find old yearbook from when Mr. Keating was in school, mentions him being a member of the Dead Poets Society, question him on what it is
Neil wants to recreate the Dead Poets Society and convinces his group of friends to join him
The new Dead Poets Society convenes after hours
Mr. Keating stands on his desk to remind himself that he must constantly remind himself to look at things in a different way, assigns students to write a poem
Neil wants to be an actor and try out for a part in A Midsummer Night's Dream
Mr. Keating has the students read lines from a poem and then kick a soccer ball?
Neil gets a part in the play, forges a letter from his father giving him permission
Todd didn't write a poem, Mr. Keating inspires him to make something up
Mr. Keating has the english class playing soccer again
The Dead Poets Society reconvenes smoking pipes, someone playing saxophone
Knox Overstreet works up the confidence to call up the Danburry girl
Mr. Keating has his students marching outside to teach them about conformity
Todd's birthday, his parents give him the same desk set as they gave him the previous year, Neil convinces him to toss it off a bridge
Dead Poets Society reconvenes, two girls there with them
The setting of this film is couldn't really be more different than that of the previous one - they are both schools, and then the similarities stop there. Different decade, different type of school, different class of people, nothing is the same. Mr Escalante and Mr. Keating are similar though, both have unorthodox teaching styles and are very good at engaging their students.
Neil attends an all male college
His roommate is a new student named Todd Anderson
Neil's father is very strict, forces him to quit being the editor for the schools newspaper
English teacher Mr. Keating casually strolls through the class on the first day and then leaves, expecting his students to follow
The class is still standing in the hallway, he has student read poetry, tells his students to seize the day and make their lives extraordinary
The next day, Mr. Keating has Neil read "Understanding Poetry" and then rip the page out of their books, as well as the entire introduction to poetry. He doesn't like trying to measure poetry, wants to teach his students to think for themselves
Kids find old yearbook from when Mr. Keating was in school, mentions him being a member of the Dead Poets Society, question him on what it is
Neil wants to recreate the Dead Poets Society and convinces his group of friends to join him
The new Dead Poets Society convenes after hours
Mr. Keating stands on his desk to remind himself that he must constantly remind himself to look at things in a different way, assigns students to write a poem
Neil wants to be an actor and try out for a part in A Midsummer Night's Dream
Mr. Keating has the students read lines from a poem and then kick a soccer ball?
Neil gets a part in the play, forges a letter from his father giving him permission
Todd didn't write a poem, Mr. Keating inspires him to make something up
Mr. Keating has the english class playing soccer again
The Dead Poets Society reconvenes smoking pipes, someone playing saxophone
Knox Overstreet works up the confidence to call up the Danburry girl
Mr. Keating has his students marching outside to teach them about conformity
Todd's birthday, his parents give him the same desk set as they gave him the previous year, Neil convinces him to toss it off a bridge
Dead Poets Society reconvenes, two girls there with them
The setting of this film is couldn't really be more different than that of the previous one - they are both schools, and then the similarities stop there. Different decade, different type of school, different class of people, nothing is the same. Mr Escalante and Mr. Keating are similar though, both have unorthodox teaching styles and are very good at engaging their students.
Mr .Escalante and Mr. Keating's schools are clearly very different, from their setting, to the students that attend the school. I believe that Mr. Keating's school took place in New England though they don't specify, and Mr. Escalante's school took place in a very Hispanic neighborhood somewhere in San Francisco.
The students in Mr. Escalante's class and school clearly came from very poor families and were never pushed to excel in school and go to college, when obviously Mr. Keating's school and students came from rich environments and were very pressured by their families to ace their school activities and eventually be accepted into very advanced colleges and attain doctorates. The faculty in both schools where also very different, at Mr. Escalante's school the educators had no faith in the student's abilities to succeed and low expectations for the students and never pushed them to attend college or even graduate. The teachers had poor disciplinary skills and only taught the students the basics of each course. On the complete opposite side of the spectrum, Mr. Keating's school is found. In Mr. Keating's school, all the teachers had very high expectations for the students and assumed each and every one of them would not only ace their courses but also graduate into Harvard or some other prestigious school and gain masters or doctorates. Their disciplinary actions where also very strict and worked to control every aspect of the student's lives.
The students in Mr. Escalante's class and school clearly came from very poor families and were never pushed to excel in school and go to college, when obviously Mr. Keating's school and students came from rich environments and were very pressured by their families to ace their school activities and eventually be accepted into very advanced colleges and attain doctorates. The faculty in both schools where also very different, at Mr. Escalante's school the educators had no faith in the student's abilities to succeed and low expectations for the students and never pushed them to attend college or even graduate. The teachers had poor disciplinary skills and only taught the students the basics of each course. On the complete opposite side of the spectrum, Mr. Keating's school is found. In Mr. Keating's school, all the teachers had very high expectations for the students and assumed each and every one of them would not only ace their courses but also graduate into Harvard or some other prestigious school and gain masters or doctorates. Their disciplinary actions where also very strict and worked to control every aspect of the student's lives.
Thursday, October 24, 2013
Stand and Deliver Group Notes Part 2
Mr. Escalante shows his dedication to teaching his class when
he continues to show up to class when he was supposed to be in the hospital
because he had a heart attack from being overworked
He kicked Angel out of class for being late until Angel went
to his house with his sick grandmother to explain why he was late
He makes a mistake and one of his students gets mad and
leaves but he follows her in the hall and makes up for it
His students present Jaime with a plaque for his teaching and
fix up and repaint his car
The students get angry when their scores are questioned which
shows that they care about the class as a result of Jaime’s teaching
Because everyone was doubting their success he worries that
the students “will lose their confidence in the system which they’re finally
qualified for”
Jaime goes to the school board outraged about what happened
with his student’s scores and accuses them of discrimination and tells one of
them that “If I ever see you on the street, I’ll kick the shit out of you”
After the students decide to retake the test he makes sure to
boost their confidence and spends the whole day preparing with them and even takes
them to his house and continues studying while making them dinner
His family tells him that they never see him because he’s too
dedicated and sacrifices too much for his calculus students
Because of Mr. Escalante’s dedication the school’s students
continued taking calculus for the following years and more passed every
consecutive year
Stand and Deliver notes part two
The class has to stay late again, girl named Claudia leaves, he accidentally insults her but comforts her in the hallway
Angel's grandmother is sick, can't get her help
Someone is struggling, thinks the class will be better off without him
Angel arrives late and is kicked out of class, gets mad
Family is waiting on Jaime for dinner, wife doesn't want him to teach over the holiday, Angel arrives at the door with his grandmother
Jaime gets mad when his students get a question wrong which should be review, leaves class
Jaime is teaching a language class, leaves the room and collapses down some stairs, difficulty breathing
Pancho and Angel are fighting while waiting for Jaime to arrive to class, substitute teacher arrives, but he's a music teacher. Jaime is in the hospital.
Jaime comes back to class when he's supposed to be in the hospital to prepare for the AP test
Kids are taking the AP test
After the test the students go to the beach, Angel is convinced to join them in the water
All 18 students passed the test, they present a plaque to Jaime
The education board thinks that the class cheated and investigates
Angel and friend get pulled over for taunting a police car, friend tries to start a fight with Angel, Angel walks away
Education board people in the class questioning them about who cheated
Angel jokingly admits to getting the test early, education board people are not amused
Jaime thinks his car is stolen and that he made a mistake teaching the students calculus and becoming a teacher in general, but Angel arrives at his house with his car fixed up and repainted
Jaime complains to the education board people and accuses them of discrimination
Students decide to retake the test, but only have a day to prepare, Jaime believes in them
Some students are studying at Jaime's home while he cooks dinner
Ana leaves during the test retake
All of the students passed the test retake
More students continue to take and pass the AP calculus exam at the high school every following year
the end
The class has to stay late again, girl named Claudia leaves, he accidentally insults her but comforts her in the hallway
Angel's grandmother is sick, can't get her help
Someone is struggling, thinks the class will be better off without him
Angel arrives late and is kicked out of class, gets mad
Family is waiting on Jaime for dinner, wife doesn't want him to teach over the holiday, Angel arrives at the door with his grandmother
Jaime gets mad when his students get a question wrong which should be review, leaves class
Jaime is teaching a language class, leaves the room and collapses down some stairs, difficulty breathing
Pancho and Angel are fighting while waiting for Jaime to arrive to class, substitute teacher arrives, but he's a music teacher. Jaime is in the hospital.
Jaime comes back to class when he's supposed to be in the hospital to prepare for the AP test
Kids are taking the AP test
After the test the students go to the beach, Angel is convinced to join them in the water
All 18 students passed the test, they present a plaque to Jaime
The education board thinks that the class cheated and investigates
Angel and friend get pulled over for taunting a police car, friend tries to start a fight with Angel, Angel walks away
Education board people in the class questioning them about who cheated
Angel jokingly admits to getting the test early, education board people are not amused
Jaime thinks his car is stolen and that he made a mistake teaching the students calculus and becoming a teacher in general, but Angel arrives at his house with his car fixed up and repainted
Jaime complains to the education board people and accuses them of discrimination
Students decide to retake the test, but only have a day to prepare, Jaime believes in them
Some students are studying at Jaime's home while he cooks dinner
Ana leaves during the test retake
All of the students passed the test retake
More students continue to take and pass the AP calculus exam at the high school every following year
the end
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