From the very first day that Mr. Keating had walked into the classroom you could already see that he had an original method of teaching. He came into class whistling, and then proceeded to take the boys outside the classroom to read them a poem, and announced that they can call him 'Captain O' Captain'. His first important lesson was "Carpe Diem", which means seize the day. He also told them to "gather the roses while ye may", because one day you are going to die. He then took them to the showcase to show them pictures of former alumni who were once where they were standing, but they are now dead. He was trying to tell them that everyday opportunities await us and we must decide whether to take

One of the most important lessons that Keating taught the boys was to be an individual no matter what anyone else tells them. This took place in the scene where he took them all out into the courtyard and told them to start walking. The point of this was to demonstrate that after walking for a little while, everyone started walking the same way. He wanted to show them how difficult it is to maintain your own beliefs when everyone else is doing something different then you. Then he told them all to walk their own way. He wanted them to know that they should do that in life. This was the same point Emerson was trying to make in his poem "Self Reliance." He said that "imitation is suicide" He also said that "the great man is he who in the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude." He was trying to say that if you try to be like everyone else you may as well be killing yourself. No matter what, you should always do what you believe, and maintain your individuality no matter what people say, or tell you to do. Not only did he teach them that they shouldn't act like anyone else, he also taught them that they should live their own lives.

Keating taught them the great lesson of living your life for yourself, and not for anyone else. I recall the scene where Neill came in to ask Mr. Keating for advice about his father. He had a passion for acting that he father disapproved of

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