Dead Poets Society

Lessons From Educators on the Big Screen Part I

Matthew Lynch, Ed.D. | Posted 02.02.2012

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Matthew Lynch, Ed.D.

The factor that ultimately determines how successful a student will become academically is the teacher(s) that they are assigned to.

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Dead Poets Society Lied: What the Movies Don't Teach You About Student Resistance

John Hrabe | Posted 11.25.2011

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John Hrabe

Our natural reaction to contrasting views should always be to speak out ourselves, not shut our opponents up. Muslim students get the same First Amendment protections as Israeli ambassadors.

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The 'Dead Poets Society' Guide to Teaching

Caroline Hagood | Posted 05.25.2011

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Caroline Hagood

John Keating, the unorthodox, visionary teacher Williams plays in Peter Weir's Dead Poets Society reminds us what the best kinds of teachers do for their students.

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Celebrate American Literature on the 1st Annual Dead Poets Remembrance Day

Farryn Weiner | Posted 05.25.2011

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Farryn Weiner

Poetry is a thing of the past, unless you include rap as poetic play-on-prose. But there's one man out there keeping the literature alive. Walter Skol...

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Dead Poets Society Founder Wants To Start Dead Poets Remembrance Day

AP | DAVID SHARP | Posted 05.25.2011

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PORTLAND, Maine — A former teacher who founded the Dead Poets Society of America and traveled 15,000 miles to document the graves of poets has a...

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Let Us Now Praise Undead Poets

Travis Nichols | Posted 05.25.2011

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Travis Nichols

Are all poets dead poets? Not a super cheerful thought here in the midst of a rainy Chicago spring, but it would solve some things if it were true.

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15 Most Inspiring Teachers In Movies

Guardian.co.uk | Sarah Ebner | Posted 11.17.2011

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Sarah Ebner at the Guardian has taken it upon herself to compile a list of the 15 most inspiring teachers in film. Because we're too lazy and because ...

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