— Overview
The notes look for a true teacher through two books, and they stop at Carpe Diem.
— Contents and key concepts
A senior-year homeroom, and a question that follows
The notes begin with a hunt for a true teacher. In high school the writer had a last-year homeroom teacher who, across more than a year of classes, seemed only to advise on college entrance. Later they hear of people still in touch with a teacher and wonder, not without envy, what kind of teacher that must have been. That is why the search starts.
I Like Teachers, then a second book
They mention a book titled I Like Teachers and say they lingered over it. In this stretch an author’s name is not given. The search then turns to another book: Dead Poets Society.
John Keating, and Carpe Diem
In Dead Poets Society, students at a famous private school study only to reach a good university; the teachers, the notes write, do not so much educate as drill. Into that room comes John Keating, whose manner looks slightly odd. Through him the students begin to think about the dreams and aptitudes they want, and they come to respect him.
The book, they add, also spread the famous line Carpe Diem — seize the present, or be faithful to this moment — so widely in Korea that many have heard the phrase even if they do not know the title. The notes leave the search at that line. You’ll find the same Korean report, written out more fully, on CampusDown.
Sources
- The notes, a student hunt for a true teacher: a senior-year homeroom that seemed only to advise on college entrance; the book I Like Teachers; Dead Poets Society as a book; John Keating; and the line Carpe Diem, widely known in Korea even when the title is not.
Last updated: 15 November 2026
Frequently asked questions
Why do the notes start looking for a true teacher?
In high school they had a homeroom teacher in the last year who, in more than a year of classes, seemed only to advise on college entrance. The writer later hears of people still in touch with a teacher and wonders, not without envy, what kind of teacher that must have been. That, they say, is why they began to look.
What do they keep from I Like Teachers?
They mention a book titled I Like Teachers and say they lingered over it. In this stretch they do not name an author. The search then turns to a second book.
How is Dead Poets Society used, and where do they stop?
They present Dead Poets Society as a book. In it, students at a famous private school study only to reach a good university; the teachers, they write, do not so much educate as drill. Into that room comes John Keating, whose manner looks slightly odd, yet through him the students begin to think about the dreams and aptitudes they want, and they come to respect him. The book, they add, also spread the famous line Carpe Diem — seize the present, or be faithful to this moment — so widely in Korea that many have heard the phrase even if they do not know the title. The notes stop there.
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