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O Captain! My Captain!
Walt Whitman (1819–1892).  Leaves of Grass.  1900.

To his students Robin Williams said: "Now I'd like you to step forward over here. (they were now facing a trophy case displaying pictures of students decades ago) They're not that different from you, are they? Same haircuts. Full of hormones, just like you. Invincible, just like you feel. The world is their oyster. They believe they're destined for great things, just like many of you, their eyes are full of hope, just like you. Did they wait until it was too late to make from their lives even one iota of what they were capable? Because, you see gentlemen, these boys are now fertilizing daffodils. But if you listen real close, you can hear them whisper their legacy to you.
Go on, lean in. Listen, you hear it? --- Carpe (he whispers) --- hear it? --- (he whispers) Carpe, carpe diem, seize the day boys, make your lives extraordinary!" 
 


Gradually ... some learned beyond the text ... O Captain! My Captain!
Dead Poets Society movie overview

I want YOU to learn beyond the text!
 carpe diem!

"It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge." Albert Einstein



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