This past Thursday I walked to Hathaway Brown yet again to view a junior English class. The instructor, Mr. Marty Frazier was very welcoming and accepted me into his class very openly. Upon being seated I was given a book and a worksheet so that I would be able to follow along in class. Class that day was centered around the discussion of Kate Chopin's The Awakening. The Awakening was written in the 1900's, but staged in the 1800's, so needless to say it is a bit dated in terms of age. However, its message is one that still resonates with women everywhere, and Mr. Frasier was able to make it relevant to the girls in his class.
Mr. Frasier made connections (one defining characteristic of great teaching) between themes that were perhaps a bit more advanced. For example, he related the entrapments of domesticity to a less than desirable homecoming experience. In doing this he created a class atmosphere in which students feel free to converse with one another, and the teacher, in regards to the topic being discussed.
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