“It was he who first came up with the notion of using television to teach preschoolers basic skills, such as letters and numbers,” said co-creator Joan Ganz Cooney.
According to Morrisett, the idea for a child-based channel came after watching his then-3-year-old daughter become very engaged in the family TV set.
“We found that those children would enter school three months behind, and by the end of first grade, be a year behind — and get further and further behind,”“And I wondered whether there was a possibility that television could be used to help children with school.” Morrisett served on the Children’s Television Workshop board until 2000, when he moved to chairman emeritus on the board.for creating “Sesame Street” at the Kennedy Center Honors in Washington, DC.
Morrisett — shown with co-founder Joan Ganz Cooney — came up with the idea for a child-based channel after watching his then-3-year-old daughter become very engaged in the family TV set.Cooney and Morrisett were in attendance for the 2019 Kennedy Center Honors, as “Sesame Street” was celebrated that year.
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