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First Aired - 01/12/2012 11:00AM
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This week Growing Good talks about the importance of young educators in America. Host Alessandra Maria-Iavarone sits down with teacher and artist Lisa Gutting to talk about why we need to start promoting more ethically responsible learning and adopting more effective teaching models for us as parents. Be sure to tune in to hear her share her stories from working in public schools and charter schools in America to teaching abroad in China. This episode is sponsored by S. Wallace Edwards.
"We need more focus, especially in a school environment, on what is ethically responsible learning."
--Lisa Gutting on Growing Good
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Growing Good: Lisa Gutting (18:33)
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First Aired - 08/09/2012 04:30PM
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The show's called Flash Talks Cash, and that's just what JoAnn "Flash" Fleming is doing today. Along with Andrew Newman, JoAnn tackles a multitude of topics related to money on this week's installment. What's the worth of an Olympic gold medal, and is it actually made of gold? Tune in to find out what the richest people in America are driving; it may surprise you! Tune in to learn more about local alternative currencies, and hear what surprising professions earn high salaries. This episode has been brought to you by TriState Merchant Services, Inc.
"For the gymnasts and swimmers, a gold medal means endorsements. It really is a great reward financially to win a gold medal."
"The reason why a lot of small towns use alternative currencies is to keep the money local- so the money doesn't go out to big box stores and supports the local economy."
-- JoAnn "Flash" Fleming on Flash Talks Cash
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Olympic Medals and Cars (16:23)
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Joe's blonde hair, the Olympics, bikinis, beach volleyball, gold medals, silver medals, worth of Olympic medals, Nobel Prize, Congressional Gold Medal, selling medals, replica, seven figures, Singapore, free flight, fiscal crisis, cheating, India, endorsements, Michael Phelps, Toyota Camry, Honda Accord, Volkswagen, Prius, Lexus RX, bling, Mercedes Benz, the Hamptons, Ferrari, Infiniti,Alternative Currencies and Money-Making Professions (14:42)
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alternative currencies, Utah, Ithaca, New York, Ithaca Hours, Toronto dollars, discount, charity, community fund, BerkShares, non-profit, Occupy Wall Street, Lawrence, Kansas, William S. Burroughs, Langston Hughes, credit cards, debit cards, McDonald's, Staten Island, German model, convenient, Whole Foods, local, cereal, mom and pop shops, Wal Mart, makeup artists, gaming manager, home economics, art director, ad agency, broadcast news analyst, boat captains, farmers, big agriculture, Tom Brokaw, writers, authors, drama teachers, adjunct professor, tenure, loan officer, animators,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 10/10/2012 05:00PM
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For a change of pace on the business of The Business, Phil Colicchio sits down and talks education with Valarie Costanzo, Culinary Arts Coordinator for the School District of Philadelphia. Tune in and learn how she grew up with food in the family, spent time in catering and eventually settled into her current position putting under-privileged kids in a position to build a culinary career for themselves. From ServSafe certification to hands-on kitchen experience - find out how these young people are given an opportunity to do real work in the food world. This program was sponsored by Fairway Market.
"Kudos to my teachers who DO go the extra mile and do lot's of special things with the students."
"Kudos to my teachers who DO go the extra mile and do lot's of special things with the students."
--Valarie Costanzo, Culinary Arts Coordinator for the School District of Philadelphia on the business of The Business
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Feeding Philly's Students (15:00)
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Valarie Costanzo, Culinary Arts Coordinator for the School District of Philadelphia, Perkins grant, culinary education, urban communities, students, low income families, technical education, diversity, vocational education, home economics, Putting on the Ritz Catering, ServSafe Certificates,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
