Grammar as Art: Patty McGee’s Transformative Approach to Teaching Language

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Patty McGee discusses her transformative approach to teaching language and the connection between literacy and personal growth.

PODCAST Season 6 EPISODE 9 Patty McGee Author, Educator, and Consultant Quotes of the Podcast: That is a wildly difficult question for a literacy person. So, I have narrowed it down to my favorite quote from the last book I read. “And when you open your heart to rewilding a landscape, the truth is, you’re opening your heart to rewilding yourself.” Once We Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy Introduction of Guest BIO – Patty McGee is a nationally recognized literacy consultant...

People in this episode

Host: Liza Holland

Guest: Patty McGee

Topics covered

• literacy
• education
• teaching language
• transformative approach
• rewilding

Keywords

• grammar
• literacy consultant
• education
• teaching methods
• rewilding
• language arts

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Once We Were Wolves

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