"O Captain, My Captain": A Dead Poets Society Deep Dive

This week Molly joins us in a gold chain and Miami-bright shirt from Tourist Day of homecoming week, we spiral into the John Pork meme and Gen Alpha's weird chaos humor, debate what school spirit really means for teachers, and then stand on our chairs for Mr. Keating. We rank Dead Poets Society, wrestle with the ending, reflect on Robin Williams' legacy, and Gerry weighs in with a very strong opinion about one specific forehead-kiss scene.

Takeaways:

• School spirit is bigger than Spirit Week.

• You don't have to dress up every day, but if Spirit Week doesn't even cross your mind as a teacher, that's probably worth examining.

• Dead Poets Society holds up as one of the great teacher movies.

• Keating's whole message is that art and poetry are what make life worth it.

• If you or someone you love is struggling, 988 is the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.

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8:17 - Homecoming Week
15:50 - School Spirit Debate
26:25 - Dead Poets Society
32:27 - Spoiler Alert
44:45 - Parenting & Mental Health

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