Fictional movie teachers we wish we had!

Few teachers have such an exciting personality. Some of them may have intriguing side hobbies or may even surprise you with a great story or two. But wouldn't it be nice to find out that your favourite reel life teacher could also happen in real life? So take a seat for class is in session! We're sharing you our list of intriguing fictional movie teachers we wish we had in our schools. 

Professor KeatingDead Poets SocietyCarpe Diem! Anyone who loves poetry and prose will surely want Professor Keating, played by Robin Williams, for a professor. Although his teaching method is unconventional, he has a way of making printed words come alive.  He takes his teaching a notch higher by inspiring his students to live and enrich their lives by self-expression and exploration.One of his memorable quotes would include this:"We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. And medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for."

Katherine WatsonMona Lisa Smile"Look beyond the paint. Let us try to open our minds to a new idea," this and more are just some of the memorable lines of feminist Ms. Watson.As a professor at Wellesley College in the 1950s, she teaches and learns an important lesson - marriage and career are two things a woman can achieve. Although idealistic, this art professor is also opening to up to new ideas from her students. Don't we love having teachers who are also open to our ideas?

Pierre DulaineTake the Lead"To do something, anything, is hard. It's much easier to blame your father, your mother, the environment, the government, the lack of money, but even if you find a place to assign the blame,it doesn't make the problems go away."Pierre Dulaine, played by Antonio Banderas, is actually the founder of "Dancing Classes", a programme that teaches children of all ages, self esteem, confidence and an awareness of the arts and themselves. In the movie, he helps high school rejects gain hope through the art of ballroom dancing.In one of his interviews, the real Dulaine was quoted saying, “One reaches a certain stage/age in one’s life that one feels a need to give back to society. I could only dance and so this is the route I took. I honestly did not know and or realize that volunteering myself to teach children ballroom dancing would have such an incredible effect at the beginning. I did not have a ‘business’ plan or any such thing. I just did what I knew to do well. I have always loved children and wanted them to have a better future by sharing the ‘civility’ I was lucky enough to have had while I was growing in the various countries until my teenage years."

LouAnne JohnsonDangerous Minds"There are no victims in this classroom."Unlike the bright and good students that Mr. Keating and Ms. Watson have in their classroom, Ms. Johnson's class was the unwanted type. Her class composed of rambunctious groups and even kids who are into illegal activities. Still, this teacher wanted to make a dent in their lives.Desperate to get their attention, this teacher has found an interesting way to make literature relevant to their lives --- through the songs of Bob Dylan. Through his lyrical songs, students were able to look into their lives and compare it to the songs penned by Dylan.Dewey FinnSchool of RockRock fans who want to indulge more on its history would wanna sign in for this class. In Dewey Finn's curriculum, it's all about rock history - Led Zeppelin, The Ramones, Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd, Iggy Pop, The Who, Rush, The Clash, Nirvana, AC/DC, Black Sabbath, Yes, and David Bowie. In the movie, Dewey Finn is quite philosophical about music in the context of learning. A classroom exchange between Finn and his young student band members as they rehearse captures something of about music and education:

Dewey (to Freddie, the drummer): OK, Freddie, that was awesome. You’re rocking, but it’sa little sloppy-joe. Tighten up the screws, OK?Dewey (to Zack, the guitarist): Zack, dude, what’s up with the stiffness, man? You’re looking a little robotronic. OK? Let’s grease up the hinges, and listen, loosey-goosey, baby, loosey-goosey.Zack:I’m playing it the way you told me.Dewey: I know; it’s perfect. But rock is about the passion, man. Where’s the joy? You’re lead guitarist. We are counting on you for style, brother.

Eugene Simonet Pay it Forward"What if the world is just a big disappointment, unless you take the thing that you don't like about this world and you flip it upside down."To make a difference, is what most teachers aspire but it is not often we have teachers who live and breathe this goal. Social science teacher, Mr. Simonet is probably the type we would like to have cause he has the ability to engage, challenge and unlock his students' potential to come up with an innovative plan to spread out kindness.