Biography Information

Scott Feaster graduated cum laude from the historic University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee. In his youth he traveled widely, living for several years in a Cistercian monastery in Lebanon where he taught postulants for the Syrian Orthodox Church. At Broward college he has taught English composition and Film as Literature since the 1980s. He is the father of two daughters. Simone, an educational consultant, is establishing residence in New Orleans. Michel is CEO of Usermind, a Seattle-based start-up. His abiding interest is how dreaming, both individual and collective (cinema), contributes to the evolution of the psyche.

Teaching Philosophy

The preferred means of communication of my students is texting. Many texts have no punctuation, no sentence structure, no style, and no grammar. Moreover, when they enter the college they become part of a sea of numbers which further alienates them from form and content in writing. My task is to elicit their curiosity about their writing. I seek to get them to compare their modes of expression with writers of excellence. I also imbue the conversation in class with some salt of wit. Then with as many as take responsibility for their destiny I make an attempt to read rough drafts in my office, on Skype, or on FaceTime. In this way they have a chance to become individuals who can think for themselves.