LE Podcast November 22 2023

On Today's Podcast, Caty Weaver and Dan Friedell host the show and Caty tells listeners what they will hear. First, Dan has a story about a man who lived simply but left 3.8 million dollars to the small town he lived in. Then, Ashley Thompson tells listeners how the turkey, the traditional bird for Thanksgiving meals, got its name and what people around the world call the big bird. Then, on the Education Report, Dan Novak reports on a story from the Associated Press that says school report cards do not tell parents whether their child performs at grade level. The story says parents should not think their child is performing at grade level even if they have good grades. Then, Caty and Dan discuss what a report card is and why schools give high grades to students who do not perform at grade level. After that, a promotional message about Let's Learn English with Anna, a children's program. Finally, John Russell uses a story about an AI tool for adoption to explore the meaning of the word "adopt" on Lesson of the Day.