Today's style of teaching is more interactive, just more of a connection to the students. As for back then was very strict went by rules and nothing else. So it was not that fun as for today's teaching. Katherine came to the school to teach, but her perspective of teaching was different. Throughout this movie Katherine teachers her students to think outside the box, and not just to go by what you see. So Katherine played a huge role in the students life's, cause teaching back then was not interacting with the students. So there were many rules that had to be followed during this time to learn. Wellesley College did not agree to Katherine's teaching style because she did not go by the rules.