In Gryphon, describe three ways Baxter intertwines the conventional and unconventional and for what purpose this interplay is used.

Baxter intertwines the conventional and unconventional in very significant ways.
There is the conventional teacher Mr. Hibler and then there is the unconventional teacher Ms. Ferenczi. Baxter does a great job of outlining the differences between them. Mr. Hibler teaches according to the curriculum and does not stray from it whereas Ms. Ferenczi does not like teaching the usual stuff and goes out of the lesson plan to tell the kids what she thinks about different topics. For example, when the students tell her that Mr. Hibler always started with the pledge she just ignores it and goes dirctly to the book to start studying. Here we can see that she is being unconventional by clearly defying Mr. Hibler's usual routine. She never teaches the students by the lesson plan but rather comes up with material created by herself, this shows that Ms. Ferenczi is an example of how Baxter intertwines the conventional and the unconventional.
Another example is when she declines the offer to go to the teacher's lounge to eat with the other teachers. Even though every teacher goes there to eat she refuses and says that she preferred eating with the students. Here it can be seen that she is again being unconventional by separating herself from the other teachers. This example may not be as significant but small examples like these show how Baxter excels at showcasing the personality the of a person by minute details.
Another example is when she comes to teach the students a second time. She does not even look at the lesson plan and starts telling the fortune of the students. This example is the most significant one and can be seen by even those people who are not looking for evidence to show the conventional and unconventional. Firstly, a classroom is not a place for superstitious things like fortune-telling. Secondly, the teacher should have taught according to the lesson plan. This shows that she likes to teach by her own ways and not be conventional. But Baxter balances it out with the last paragraph where the kids taught the lesson properly hence intertwining the conventional and the unconventional.