Does the food that our students eat matter? The USDA solicited a Washington-based policy group on what kinds of food our students should be eating. Their response was to offer more fruits and vegetables, low-fat to non-fat milk, and to use more whole grains than refined grains in the meals. They also stated that having minimum and maximum calorie amounts for all meals. These ideas are a great way to help our children today to eat healthier.
I believe that it is very important to make sure our children today eat healthier in schools. This is because funding is being cut everyday for athletic programs and physical education classes. If we as a country are not going to fund exercise activities for our students the least we can do is educate them on how to eat properly to stay healthy. We can do this by making their food choices well balanced meals, providing healthy treats and snacks, and by keeping the calorie count down. All this can be accomplished by limiting the fatty foods we offer in cafeterias.
I feel the USDA has the best intentions in mind for our students and their health needs. Making the school setting a place where they can be educated in the right way to chose their food for their meals.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Education Weekly #8
Is the Law 'No Pass, No Drive' a good motivator for students to better their grades and attendance? From what the article says they have seen an increase in attendance and a decrease in student drop out rates in the school districts that the law has been implemented in. The 'No Pass, No Drive' law states that if a student is not in good standing with the schools attendance policy then the school can postpone or even revoked the students license until they meet requirements.
I believe that this law in theory has the potential to motivate a student to attend class more and even better their grades. Driving is a privilege and the right to drive should be earned. The big issue I have with this law is that it does not take into account all students. This law is focused on the middle to upper class students who have an incentive to get their license. They will get a car at 16 or even be able to drive their parents car. The biggest problem I see with this law is that the lower middle class to poor students might not be motivated by it. They might have little to no motivation to earn their license because they may not have a car available to them. They probably have parents who work multiple jobs and use the car. They might not even own a car. Where I grew up in the inter city 48% of the students that I went to school with did not get their license while in high school for the same reasons.
Prime example the article states McMinn County High School in Athens, Tn is where they have seen improvements. This school has an ethnic background that is completely different from the states. 88% of the student body is white where the state average is 66%. The amount of fund raising the district receives is 39 million where the state average is 26 million. They spend 41.5 million on the district where the state average is 27 million.
So this law as great as it sounds does not motivate all students. We as a country need to be able to motivate all our students not just a select group.
I believe that this law in theory has the potential to motivate a student to attend class more and even better their grades. Driving is a privilege and the right to drive should be earned. The big issue I have with this law is that it does not take into account all students. This law is focused on the middle to upper class students who have an incentive to get their license. They will get a car at 16 or even be able to drive their parents car. The biggest problem I see with this law is that the lower middle class to poor students might not be motivated by it. They might have little to no motivation to earn their license because they may not have a car available to them. They probably have parents who work multiple jobs and use the car. They might not even own a car. Where I grew up in the inter city 48% of the students that I went to school with did not get their license while in high school for the same reasons.
Prime example the article states McMinn County High School in Athens, Tn is where they have seen improvements. This school has an ethnic background that is completely different from the states. 88% of the student body is white where the state average is 66%. The amount of fund raising the district receives is 39 million where the state average is 26 million. They spend 41.5 million on the district where the state average is 27 million.
So this law as great as it sounds does not motivate all students. We as a country need to be able to motivate all our students not just a select group.
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