Wednesday, April 2, 2008

Seize the day boys..seize the day!

CARPE DIEM, I learn these words in the movie 'Dead Poet Society', which was recommended by Dr. Edwin. I really like the story, a teacher come back to his former school and bring his ideology to the school, for him literature is not a words that need to be study but to be absorb and savour. And like any school that only thin about performance, discipline and tradition, any unorthodox method would be seen as a sin and any mistake would be blame on it. Well I think the method that Mr. Keating use is a good method despite that a students commit suicide because the family and school against his passion for acting. What important for Mr. Keating is the appreciation of literature and use it as a way to reflect the human side of a person that craves for love, passion and happiness. I thinks student now a days especially in the special elite school is just like a robot that were programmed to memorize the text book and answer the exam as accurate as possible. For me this kind of students lack the touch of humanity and I think what Mr. Keating do is what this kind of students need. First hand approach to the literature, use the literature as a living element and appreciate it. And by doing this in a way students can learn more of human value through literature.

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