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The length of life and the length of self, who can control who
Kameron 2022-03-25 09:01:15
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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.
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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.