Season 2 · Episode 3
Different Approaches to Teaching Writing w/ Julie Bogart
The Well-Trained Mind podcast · Susan Wise Bauer & Susanna Jarrett
April 10, 202443m 34s
Audio is streamed directly from the publisher (media.transistor.fm) as published in their RSS feed. Play Podcasts does not host this file. Rights-holders can request removal through the copyright & takedown page.
Show Notes
Summary: In this episode, Susan and Susanna are joined by Julie Bogart, the founder of the Brave Writer program. Susan and Julie compare their different approaches to teaching writing and discuss which approach might work best for different types of students.
Show Notes:
Julie Bogart’s Books:
- (00:00) - Intro with Julie Bogart of Brave Writer
- (07:29) - A perfect segue story
- (10:20) - The basic philosophy of Brave Writer
- (13:26) - Comparing and contrasting WTM and BW
- (20:37) - An example of an inappropriate writing assignment and a fix!
- (23:33) - The pressure to come up with original content
- (27:57) - How to deal with writing-terrified parents
- (33:26) - What are we going to do about AI?
- (37:25) - Listener question: Left brain vs right brain thinkers?
- (42:31) - Wrapping up