reward in general? What would high school students do to earn a reward such as open campus lunch? I believe that having an open campus lunch would motivate kids more that strive for good grades, so that they are eligible to leave campus for lunch. Having open campus lunch would give students a head start for the real world. For example, most jobs allow you to leave work at your lunch hour to go wherever and they expect you to come back to work. Open Campus lunch would do the same and make that a responsibility…
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As we all know, school lunches are a big part of children's and young adults lives during school. Children need healthy food to keep their brain going, as well as young adults to stay strong. According to article II, “Growing children need a well-balanced diet to prevent malnutrition and promote proper brain development. In addition to affecting their bodies, diets affect a student's learning ability. US President Lyndon B. Johnson took major steps in national lunch regulations, explaining, Good…
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follow. Therefore, the United States public school lunch system should be modified to better accommodate the needs of the children of America. One of…
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Students Being Allowed to Leave Campus During Lunch Students spend most of their day sitting in classrooms. Eight periods each day for five days a week can become tiring and students should be allowed a break in the middle of the day, away from school. Although many parents oppose an open campus during lunch, it would give students the break they need. Students should to be able to leave school during lunch because the school would be able to provide lunch for less people and less crowded cafeterias…
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Writing Assignment 5: School Lunches Need a Monitor Dr. Ephraim Okoro Germaine Hazel June 17, 2014 In 2010, First Lady Michelle Obama launched the Let’s Move campaign aimed at addressing childhood obesity (letsmove.gov). With the White House calling attention to this social issue it is clear America’s children has an eating problem. The Let’s Move campaign has three missions in achieving the goal of reducing childhood obesity. It aims to encourage healthier school lunches, better food labels…
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Why I hate school is mostly due to the fact that it’s very time consuming. This reasons sounds dumb at first but let me explain myself. How many of us stress about a class that we are never going to use the material in our life? Or how many of us get sleepless nights by doing their assignments? And lastly, how many of us don’t get the chance to relax or go out on the weekends, because we have to do homework or to study? All of this is all time wasted and administrators and teachers don’t get that…
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According to the case study (Appendix A) High Stakes High School (HSHS) is a low-income, underperforming urban high school in the Bronx, New York. School enrollment consists of Black (79%) and Latino (21%) students. Of the student body, 91% qualify for free or reduced lunch and 13% qualify as English Language Learners (ELL). Over the last decade, school performance has waned. The performance has coincided with troubling school-level trends such as increased absenteeism and suspensions, as well as…
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really opened my eyes to the flaws in the educational system in America. I have attended elementary school (grade 2-5) in Chicago, but I was fortunate enough to finish the rest of my education abroad in and international school in Cambodia (ISPP). I did not have prior knowledge of how schools in America was structured. I did learn about the Brown vs. Board of Education case, but I did not know that schools are still racially segregated today. The system of property taxes lead the white racial group…
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shorter lifespan than their parents(theccfblog.org). There are many long-term health problems obese children may develop as they continue into adulthood. In an organized effort to fight child obesity in today's schools, the Arkansas state school board has implemented a new breakfast and lunch program that promotes good nutrition and overall health. Obesity can begin at a very young age. Children may be screened by the age of 2(helpguide.org). Many children in our society are overweight, setting themselves…
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the backburner in 21st century. This happens because parents don't have enough time for their children; they have new priorities in their lives, such as money, career, and business. That's why today children are placed under the responsibility of schools, kindergartens, and daycares instead of the responsibilities of their own parents. It is one of the reason why the diseases like obesity are so common in this days. Lack of taking care in general, and the lack of care, including diet particularly…
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