COSMOSGO COSMOSGO Arts Answered Article: Teaching Shakespeare in a maximum security security prison. Which statement best explains why Bates decided to teach maximum-security prisoners? A) She had never taught in a prison before and wanted to leave her comfort zone. B) She wanted to continue teaching her student, Don , who was sent to a super max unit. C)She felt obligated to take on the challenge despite her reservations about teaching in a super max unit . D) She hypothesized that maximum-security prisoners had the greatest need for educational programs.