Mr. Holland's Opus is about a man named Glenn Holland who is a white male music teacher, who began teaching music at John F. Kennedy High School, around the age of late 20's to early 30's. Mr. Holland began teaching because he felt that he could earn some money to support him and his wife, while he was reaching his goal of becoming a composer. In the beginning of his teaching career, Mr. Holland felt that teaching was all about arriving to school on time and giving lectures and test to his students, because they are there to learn. Mr. Holland did have the students under control in his classroom; they were always in their seats even though they were bored out of their mind. Mr. Holland would criticize students when they gave the wrong answers on his test, by humiliating them in front of the class. According to Kevin Ryan, and James Cooper, Mr. Holland would not have been seen as an effective teacher since he wasn't there for the students. Mr. Holland was mainly focused on......

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Title: Mr. Holland's Opus
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