What a day!  I woke up this morning and headed downtown to Breakfast Television.  They were all unbelievably kind and supportive down there. 

    Dina Pugliese, the host of the show, was terrific!  She kept the conversation fluid and informative.  She is excellent at what she does.  During commercials, she asked me questions, gave me her personal experiences, and prepared me for the upcoming conversation.

    I went on the show to talk about the 3^rd term report cards and give some tips for parents to help their children learn at home.  Dina had a good understanding of the report card process and more than that, she was empathetic to students who have difficulties come September.  I think I gave some good information this morning.  I remember saying that, “The June report card is important because it is an indication of problem areas that should be addressed immediately when school starts,” (We’ll maybe I didn’t say it in exactly those words but I think that’s the message I conveyed).

     I also gave parents practical tips to help their children learn math and language over the summer without spending much money.  I discussed how parents can use shopping bills to teach their children categorizing, addition with decimals, and estimating.  I also mentioned how children can learn vocabulary and spelling by playing scrabble.  I think the producer liked my idea of having children use a tape measure to learn fractions, perimeter, and area.  There was also mention about cookbooks (for procedure writing and following directions), measuring cups (for fractions), and travel brochures for reading and research.

     It was a good experience.  I plan to have the video of my segment up on my media page sometime in July.

    I’m heading uptown this afternoon to give a similar talk on CFRB 1010.

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