Wisconsin News Roundup, Set List, Children’s Concerns

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We cover the biggest news stories in the state in the Wisconsin News Roundup. A third-grade teacher asked her students to complete the sentence “I wish my teacher knew …” We find out what responses she received. And on this week’s edition of Set List, Janesville’s Double Ewes share their take on the music scene in southern Wisconsin.

Featured in this Show

  • State News Roundup For August 19, 2016

    On Tuesday, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump spoke in West Bend–forty miles from the unrest unfolding in Milwaukee after a fatal police shooting. A news editor joins us to talk about this and other top stories from around the state this week.

  • I Wish My Teacher Knew__________

    It began as a simple question posed to students by third-grade teacher Kyle Schwartz: “I wish my teacher knew_______” The responses Schwartz received ranged from funny to poignant to heartbreaking. The exercise has inspired many teachers to do the same and has helped shift Schwartz’s approach to teaching. She joins us to talk about what she has learned from her students and what educators and parents can learn from them.

Episode Credits

  • Rob Ferrett Host
  • Veronica Rueckert Host
  • Amanda Magnus Producer
  • J. Carlisle Larsen Producer
  • Rob Mentzer Guest
  • Kyle Schwartz Guest