Mr Holland Accomplishments

Mr. Holland's Opus Mr. Holland's expectations of being a teacher were unrealistic. He thought that he would have a lot of free time to write his music. He also thought that his job stayed at school. At the end of the day he wanted to just go home. It did not work that way though. This ended up changing. He became very involved, so involved that when he lost his job, he wasn't fighting for his job but instead for the education of the students. Teaching is something that requires commitment. The students are counting on their teacher to be there for them if they need it. It is a very demanding job with little free time. Mr. Holland related his experience with Coltrane to the pregnancy of his wife. It also relates very much to his …show more content…
Holland has changed throughout the years. At the beginning he was relatively uninvolved with the students. He only taught during school when he had to. He started to help more at other times such as before school and after. He began to enjoy helping students and learn how to play instrument and sing. He got more and more involved in their lives. He changed with the students. Whatever was going on in society such as rock and roll, Mr. Holland tried to relate what he was teaching to things of interest for the students. During the time of John Lennon's death, he had the band play a song by John Lennon. When Mr. Holland lost his job, he was actually sad. It became more than just a paycheck to …show more content…
I liked how he had problems. He didn't have the perfect family. His son was deaf. He didn't have a lot of money. I liked seeing how special teaching can be. He was very skeptical at the beginning but the art of teaching worked its magic on him and he grew to love it. I think that getting involved with a student no matter how insignificant it may seem is horrible. I did not like that at all. I was glad to see that student go. I think that the ending of the movie was really good. All of the students whose lives he had influenced and touched in some way came together. Everyone supported him and recognized the impact that he had made on the lives of so many. I think that this movie showed a wonderful example of a reward to teaching that is far greater than the money or other benefits that may be involved. On a whole I think this is a wonderful movie not only for music teachers but for all