“Mr. Holland” Goes Back To School
Actor Richard Dreyfuss, who starred in the critically acclaimed movie “Mr. Holland’s Opus” about a musician/composer who reluctantly accepts a “day” job as a teacher, but soon finds it’s his true passion, is heading back to school in an effort to show Americans how to become better citizens. Appearing on ABC’s “This Week” yesterday, the Academy Award-winning actor said, “The teaching of civics presently in the United States is dismal and startling.” Which is why he is launching a campaign to develop a civics curriculum for America’s schools. Dreyfuss went on to tell viewers that when he was a child … Continue reading