One of the toughest occupations in the world is teaching. They should be expected to change the world. Everyone can recall a teacher who made a difference in their lives, gave them hope, and showed concern for them both inside and outside of the classroom. A teacher’s main responsibility in the classroom is to create structure where there is none. The generosity or lack in a child’s home, like a teacher’s classroom, forms a small part of what society becomes. The smallest impacts have the greatest effects, and teachers are there to help their charges develop to their full potential.
The capacity to care when no one else does is what distinguishes a good teacher from a terrible one. should deliver teachings in the most efficient manner possible, not the quickest. They remain on campus well after the last bell rings and arrive early in the morning. Teachers are frequently mistreated or taken advantage of, yet some of them are able to teach the truth and uphold it in the face of opposition.
Dead Poets Society (1989) – Mr. Keating
Robin Williams plays John Keating, the unconventional and free-thinking English teacher at the Weldon residential school for boys (a name he took from the poet John Keats). To the dismay of the rigid school board, he waxes lyrical and rhapsodic to his students about living life outside the lines. They learned how to be unique, find their own voices, and live amazing lives both on and off the page from Mr. Keating.
Freedom Writers (2007) – Mrs. Gruwell
Freedom Writers explores the stories of at-risk kids from Woodrow Wilson Classical High School and is based on the book The Freedom Writers Diary written by Erin Gruwell (played by Hilary Swank) and her English pupils. The lives of Ms. Gruwell’s class are disrupted by racial conflicts, rival gangs, and other difficulties. Through the events of the Holocaust and the testimonies of Holocaust survivors, she teaches students about the harmful repercussions of racism and prejudice. In order to affect better change in their life and community, they write down their grievances, desires, and individual experiences together.
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969) – Arthur Chips
Peter O’Toole’s character, Arthur “Chips” Chipping, is an old man in his long-standing position as a teacher at the public school in Brookfield. He meets Katherine Bridges, a theatrical singer who is unsatisfied with her work and love life, while on vacation (Petula Clark). When the two fall in love and get married, Mr. Chips becomes a completely different person. He eventually rises to the position of headmaster and credits his wife’s artistic abilities for his change of heart and success.
Mr. Holland’s Opus (1995) – Glenn Holland
An accomplished composer named Glenn Holland (Richard Dreyfuss) chooses to teach music at John F. Kennedy High School in order to be near his family and finish his symphony. For thirty years, he has mentored his students on the history, science, and impact of melody while also sharing his passion of music. Mr. Holland encouraged music in everyone by supporting the school’s art department and maintaining a grieving relationship with his deaf son.
Stand and Deliver (1988) – Mr. Escalante
In the early 1980s, Edward James Olmos’s character Jaime Escalante teaches math at James A. Garfield High School. Despite the school’s low test scores, he works with Latino children who are below average and encourages them to fulfil their potential through his ganas, or “desire,” concept. Regardless of their race or nationality, Mr. Escalante helped his students overcome their circumstances by teaching them discipline and work ethic.
The Miracle Worker (1962) – Mrs. Sullivan
The Miracle Worker epitomises a teacher who never gives up on a pupil. The movie, which is based on the autobiography The Story of My Life, tells the tale of Helen Keller’s (Patty Duke) birth, upbringing, and subsequent blindness and deafness. Her parents turn to the Perkins School for the Blind, where Helen receives communication training from Anne Sullivan (Anne Bancroft). Helen gains a better understanding of the world by Ms. Sullivan by making connections between sign language and items. They were lifelong friends who were later buried next to one another at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.
The Paper Chase (1973) – Professor Kingsfield
John Houseman’s portrayal of Professor Charles Kingsfield epitomises the term “old school.” Kingsfield uses the Socratic approach to instruct contract law at the esteemed Harvard Law School. James T. Hart (Timothy Bottoms), a first-year law student, is more uneasy around him than a guilty party because of his stern demeanour and high standards. Hart also dates Kingsfield’s daughter while using Kingsfield’s notes from his time as a law student to help him prepare for the final exam. According to rumours, Edward “Bull” Warren, a professor at Harvard Law School, served as the model for the Kingsfield persona.
To Sir, With Love (1967) – Mr. Thackeray
At the East End of London’s North Quay Secondary School, interim professor from British Guiana Sidney Poitier (playing the role of educator E.R. Braithwaite) teaches. He aspires to be an engineering instructor, but instead mentors troubled kids after reining in their mischievous conduct. Instead of treating them like children, Mr. Thackeray treats them like adults, earning their trust as they discover who they are and take ownership of who they can be.
Up the Down Staircase (1967) – Ms. Barrett
Sandy Dennis played English teacher Sylvia Barrett in the Bel Kaufman book of the same name. Ms. Barrett is a teacher at a huge public high school in New York City with a diverse student body of all races and ethnicities. She manages a class of students with problematic histories, gets bogged down in bureaucratic red tape, and receives criticism from colleagues for her composed teaching style. When Barrett and her students establish connections between the literature they are reading and their own lives, they have a breakthrough.
