The boarding school culture has always been one of preparing young men to enter a college or university focusing on a strong education and a superior work ethic. Upper class white males are often expected to attend schools like these. They are sent away by their parents to gain knowledge that will aid them in their future educational endeavors. Parents either tell their sons the profession they are expected to pursue, unless it is preord

The next day in class, the headmaster walks into class to teach because they have no one else to teach. The creative atmosphere is gone, and the rigid way of learning has returned. Suddenly, a creep of the door we see Mr. Keating come walking in to gather is personal belongs. The camera takes a quick change back to it old position. Then with a without warning the young Todd stands on his desk. He does this as a symbol of everything that his teacher Mr. Keating believes. The headmaster warns him to take his seat, but the rest of the students that felt that Mr. Keating was unfairly fired stand on there desks also. This is the final moment when we see one teacher take a few students farer then they had ever been. They experienced the freedom that comes with creative thinking. The teacher breaks a school’s hierarchy. The molds are never going to be made the same way ever again.

An example of Keating's unconventional teaching methods is in the scene where Neill came in to ask Mr. Keating for advice about his father. He had a passion for acting that his father disapproved of. His father had his whole life planned out for him, and the way he wanted his life to be. It didn't matter to him what Neill wanted; his father was forcing him to live his dream, instead of his son’s. Mr. Keating advised him to go to his father and tell him exactly what he had just said. He told him that his father may still not approve but at least he will be able to see where he is coming from. His father thought he was doing what was best for Neill when really, he was only forcing him to live a life he didn't want to live, which led to his suicide. Thus, you can see that at the same time as teaching them poetry, Keating taught the boys some of life's most important lessons.

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