| Patricia McGee is a library media specialist at Harrington Park School. She used to teach at Norwood Public School. She holds a bachelor's degree in Elementary Education from Loyola College. Patricia is
currently teaching in the school that she attended as a youngster.
Some of her colleagues are her former teachers, and her principal
is her former first grade teacher who taught her to read. She is
described by her peers as inspirational and effervescent, and is
a leading literacy teacher in her district. Patricia has received
five mini-grants totaling $4,000 to promote literacy. It is most
important to her that every one of her students finds her classroom
to be a safe haven from the conflicts of the world. She tries to
instill in her students that it is fine to be different, different
through kindness, compassion, creativity and hopefulness. She ensures
that her students work daily to be the best that they can be. She
firmly believes that success is found when one looks to his/her
strengths and cultivates his/her individual talents, respects the
rights of others and celebrates when achieving it.
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