Part Two Notes

Mr. Keating in my opinion is a good teacher.  He made a difference in his students lives and not a whole lot of teachers have that impact.  He pushed his students to become even better.  He wanted them all to make a difference, to not fear the world but change it.  Keating led the boys out of class on their first day and told them all to "seize the day."  Mr. Keating made a tremendous difference in a certain group of boys lives.  He made Todd face his fear in reading aloud and doesn't fear expressing himself.  Neil no longer feared his father and pursued acting.  Knox went after a girl he "loved" when in reality she had a boy friend but that didn't stop him.  Keating had the boys live their lives boldly.  He didn't mean any harm, he was just doing what he thought was right and wanted to add a little fun in his style of teaching.  This made Keating different from all the other teachers.  All Keating was trying to do was let his students know you don't need to fear life and live as if you were a robot.  Everyone is their own person and that's all he was trying to express.  Ripping a whole chapter out of the book may have not been the best approach but there's not one teacher out there who is perfect.  His style of teaching may have seemed a bit odd and outrageous at times but in my opinion, I commend him for being different.  Mr. Keating was no where near a bad teacher, he was just trying to get through the boys and capture their attention differently than how other teachers go on to teach.