Beth Maitland

Principal Jacobs: Mr. Holland, it has come to my attention that you are teaching the students rock and roll.

Glenn Holland: Is this a problem?

Vice Principal Gene Wolters: Is this a problem? Yes, I think so. Our only job is to teach. We cannot teach and the students cannot learn if there is no discipline.

Glenn Holland: Uh... I'm sorry, uh, what exactly is your point, Gene?

Vice Principal Gene Wolters: My point is rock and roll, by its very nature, leads to a breakdown in discipline.

Glenn Holland: Well, what would you like me to do? Deny that rock and roll exists?

Vice Principal Gene Wolters: What I am... What we are saying is that you should be pushing the classics. Brahms, Mozart, Stravinsky.

Glenn Holland: Stravinsky was the music of the Russian Revolution, if you want to talk about a breakdown in discipline.

Vice Principal Gene Wolters: You are deliberately exaggerating.

Glenn Holland: How about the Kingston Trio, Gene? How about Sing Along with Mitch?

Vice Principal Gene Wolters: Oh, please!

Principal Jacobs: Just a minute, gentlemen. Mr. Holland, I do not want to interfere in the curriculum of any teacher. But next week, I have a meeting with the school board. And there are people in this community who believe that rock and roll is a message sent from the devil himself. Now when that issue comes up, what can I tell them?

Glenn Holland: Mrs. Jacobs, you tell them that I am teaching music, and that I will use anything from Beethoven to Billie Holiday to rock and roll, if I think it'll help me teach a student to love music.

Bill Meister: [pulling Glenn out of the lunch line] Teachers don't wait.

Glenn Holland: Pardon me?

Bill Meister: High school is not a democracy. Teachers don't wait. Bill Meister, phys ed.

Glenn Holland: Glenn Holland. Music teacher.

Bill Meister: Hi.

[Bill hands Glenn a plate of cafeteria food]

Bill Meister: There you go.

Glenn Holland: Oh, my God. What is this?

Bill Meister: It's Monday. It's turkey Spam surprise. You could mortar walls with it. Word of advice: always bring a bag lunch.

Glenn Holland: Where's yours?

Bill Meister: I ate it in second period.