John Keating

It was directed by Peter Weir and written by Tom Schulman.

And it stars Robin Williams as John Keating, who is this new professor at Welton Academy, which is an all-boys boarding school.

The movie is set in 1959.

And I will say, it is very, like, male-focused.

seen that one.

I mean, he still has moments of silliness in this where I think he – he just has this, his balance, like the true Robin Williams, like balance in this movie.

So his character, John Keating is teaching these boys.

So he's the English teacher and he's, teaching them more like life lessons, but with this kind of unconventional approach.

Somewhere in there, yeah.

School of Rock movie was from, yeah, 2003. when it was still you know oh let's all point and laugh at the homo type of comedy and no he's like yep you're totally our costume designer awesome you do you bruh and yeah it's very all of the kids feel better about themselves because of him which is bardic inspiration literally so yeah totally agree dewey finn is absolutely on the list And then one more teacher who is not a teacher in a bad school, but Mr. Keating, who was Robin Williams' character in Dead Poets Society.

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No, we're talking about investing in your landscape and you're gonna reap the benefits next spring.

I remember the 1989 movie, love that movie, Dead Poets Society, John Keating, the teacher, John Keating, played by Robin Williams, and when he looks to the students and tells Mr. Pitts to open up the book and read, and he reads, "'Gather ye rosebuds while ye may, "'old time is still a-flying, "'and this same flower that smiles today "'tomorrow will be dying.'" The Latin saying for that sentiment is carpe diem, seize the day, or more literally, as I understand it, Stacy, pluck the day as it's ripe.

And that's what we suggest you do this fall with your landscape.

Well, Rick, I have to say this topic seems to be giving you goosebumps.

And there was a remake of that recently, which many would probably rather not discuss due to the ways that it's tried to update it for the modern age, perhaps not so successfully.

John Keating in Dead Poets Society from 1989.

This is a character who runs up against the values of the school, but he's trying to teach the kids to seize the day in their lives, which he feels is more important than the rigid rules of the school.

There's Rick in Casablanca from 1942, who socially probably should have stayed in his lane, but being inspired by Victor Laszlo and what he represents, he chooses to give up his relationship with Elsa in order to promote the greater good.

I- I- I- If someone called you Rockmeister McCool in another context, what would you do? Would you...

Would it be like in Dead Poets Society, where if you called him Mr. Keating, he doesn't respond, but if you say, "O captain, my captain," you know, he'll say, "Hello"?

No, I'd- I'd- I'd respond, and I'd know exactly how that person knew me.

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