Both are examples of good teaching. Mr. Escalante was determined for his students to pass their final exam and be able to gain AP credit and look forward to college. He wanted the students to have a better chance to get good jobs and become high standing citizens in society. Mr. Escalante wanted the students to make more of their lives.
Mr. Keating was quite different, instead of wanting the students to fit in more and have good grades, he wanted them to learn to think for themselves. He wanted them to become independent of societal labels and the demands that have been put on them by their parents, teachers and society. Mr. Keating wanted his students to become invested in themselves as a whole, not as a future doctor or lawyer as others may want them to be.
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