Dewey Finn

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School of Rock-2003
Dewey Finn is the main character in this film who plays a major role in explaining some kind of teacher student relationship. Dewey Finn lived with his friend Ned Schneebly together with her girlfriend, Patty Di Marco. Dewey was a guitarist with the “No Vacancy” rock band until the day he caused some drama as the band was performing at a night club which led to his abrupt replacement by a man called spider. This was immediately before the greatly anticipated competitions; “battle of the bands” This marked the start of Dewey problems, bills started piling up one after the other. One day, Mullins who was the head of Horace Green prep school rang Ned’s number to offer him a job as an assistant teacher which Dewey desperately took pretending to be Ned. After Dewey joined the Holice green preparatory school, having in mind …show more content…

They are mentors to many of their students and an inspiration to a brighter future. Throughout my life mentors have played a very major role in my success in education and life matters to the point where I have managed. Surprisingly many of my mentors are teachers. There are many times that I have thought of giving up not only on education but also in life but later find myself reading and achieving more. Just as in the movie discussed in this paper mentors’ encouraging words are the reason why I did not give up. Close to the entire education process teachers have had a very major role in idea generation and teaching me different education concepts which are later brought in as tests. The larger parts of the test that I have participated in come from what the teachers have mentioned directly or indirectly. Most if not all of the teachers are very inspiring and encouraging. I always appreciate the many times a teacher has called me aside to discuss a matter that positively mentors me personally even if it’s not directly related to the subject the

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