Friday, February 18, 2011
January 26 Ed Week
"School Breakfasts Move From Cafeteria to Class" I think this is an example of really reaching! Classrooms are for learning not eating. I think it would be a distraction to learning to allow food into the classroom not to mention the mess it creates. I think there are more good reasons to move school starting times back and hour. It would provide time for kids to not only get more sleep but give them time to have breakfast in the cafeteria. The only reason this program is getting any interest at all, in my opinion, is because it involves a grant--which means another source of revenue. Bad idea!
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I have mixed feelings about the idea of breakfast in the classroom. I do believe that a good breakfast is an important factor in students' learning and I like the programs that offer it to all the students. But like you, I wish the schools could make this work somewhere other than the classroom. Not only is there the mess, it seems like it might lead to the idea that students can eat and drink anything they like anytime at their desks. I know there are districts doing breakfast in the classrooms in our area. I intend to talk to some teachers and see how they feel about it.
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