John L. Frizzell, B.A.

I am undoubtedly a product of where I was raised.  Memphis has deep historical roots, and so do I.  I grew up in a city steeped in history and grew to love it.  My family and I were active in our church, and that's where I first fell in love with teaching.  I started teaching class when I was fifteen and never stopped.  I still have that love for history.  During my undergraduate studies, I dove headlong into any research project I was given, quickly finding myself lost in another time.  That love for history drives me to instill it in others.  I truly believe that studying history makes you a better person.  It is impossible to come into contact with the letters of Lincoln, the recollections of Holocaust Jews, or the tales of life in the trenches in WWI and not walk away changed.  History erases immaturity and removes prejudices.  It removes the blinders from our eyes and puts us all on an equal playing field as members of mankind. 

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I met my wife during my freshman year (her sophomore year) of college.  She and I were both members of the children's theatre troupe The Pied Pipers.  During my senior year, I asked her to marry me and she said, "Yes!"  We were married a few weeks following my graduation and spent the summer working at the Day Camp Directors at a faith based camp in Arkansas.  Now, we are living happily in Memphis, Tennessee.  She is a third grade teacher, and I am a part-time children's minister and a full-time graduate student working on a Masters of Arts in Teaching.  We are both excited for me to finally enter the classroom as a teacher, myself.