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Dead poet’s society

Dead poet’s society. Background. Time: Late 1980s School: Welton Academy Prep School in America ( A traditional yet prestigious high school) Motto of the school: “ Tradition, Honour , Discipline and Excellence.”. Men in the film. Mr. Keating Revolutionary; “Carpe Diem” Neil Perry

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Dead poet’s society

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  1. Dead poet’s society

  2. Background • Time: Late 1980s • School: WeltonAcademy Prep School in America (A traditional yet prestigioushigh school) • Motto of the school: “Tradition, Honour, Discipline and Excellence.”

  3. Men in the film • Mr. Keating Revolutionary; “Carpe Diem” • Neil Perry Under parental pressure; Gifted actor • Mr. Perry Conventional Father • Charlie Dalton A young boy who really wants girls

  4. Though very odd, there is VERY few female in the film

  5. Summary…

  6. Of the film • Mr. Keating = student in Welton before •  Promote an idea of new learning method •  Let students “sense” the arts •  Experience •  Challenge the Canon

  7. He “fails” to overthrow the rules… but changes students’ mind

  8. Games

  9. Rules • Discuss in 2 minutes • Decide which related philosophical positions • Present in 1 minute

  10. Clip 1

  11. ALL OF YOU ARE RIGHT! Idealism • What oneself thinks = the most important • View the matters again from different angles These are ideals.

  12. ALL OF YOU ARE RIGHT! Realism • Use eyes to view surrounding  interested in use different perspectives • Make up a plot in class  learning Shakespeare’s work ≠ boring

  13. ALL OF YOU ARE RIGHT! Pragmatism Step 1: being in a problematic situation Step 2: define the problem Step 3: investigate and research it Step 4: think about solutions and effects brought Step 5: test by acting the solutions out

  14. ALL OF YOU ARE RIGHT! Post-modernism • A new way of teaching – breaking the traditional passive learning mode Examples: • Telling students’ serious answers are wrong; • Standing on the table

  15. Clip 2

  16. Idealism • Idea: Equality in gender • Ideal: School policy changes • Charlie’s action: fling against the school principle • Reality: No change + Headmaster presses Keating

  17. Failure is the mother of success • Ideas and ideals = good in nature • Method also counts • “We should protest wisely, not doing things stupid.”

  18. What is it? • Challenging the existing political system (i.e. school policy) • Promote new virtue • Think & act in a way different from the past

  19. Clip 3

  20. Idealism • Two ideas (Conflicting) • Neil = dedicated to acting • Father = son’s study is the most important What will happen when two ideas CRUSH?

  21. Postmodernism • Neil disagrees with his father. • Pursuit of dream VS high expectation

  22. Connection to Hong Kong’s Classroom

  23. Clips and real world • Standing on table = NOT likely • Confronting school policy = maybe at university level, but less in secondary and none in primary • Father-son argument = everyday business

  24. Hong Kong vs. America? • Literature < Business As if arts is “impractical” • Lots of teachers = Bureaucrats Afraid of change, thus increasing workload • A number of students love iPhone more than knowledge Motivation drops

  25. Conclusion • Inspiring • We can interpret each situation with different philosophies. • As prospective teachers, so long as we develop , deliver and insist on our teaching mottos, we will triumph and earn students’ respects, regardless of any possible failure.

  26. Just like what Keating did!!

  27. Carpe Diem

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