Show how MIss Ferenzi of Charles Baxter's "Gryphon challenges the inevitable regimentation and uniformity of school experince envisioned by the mothers in "School Children."

Begin by using the poem itself to explain what often happens to children in a conventional classroom. Show how this is indeed the case in Five Oaks, Michigan, the setting for the story.

Then look at the particular ways in which this substitute teacher introduces her young charges to a new perspective on learning and living.

Note especially the effect on the narrator who fully embraces Miss Ferenzi's methods, lessons, and vision.

The Essay only needs to be 500-750 words.