Republican congressman suggests some children receiving free school lunches should work at McDonald’s instead

FastLane said:
No more fruit salad with Number. 10 red dye grapes for fake cherries. Like when I was a kid. :laugh:
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LOL..You must be pretty young...that wasn't that long ago...;) Local systems are trying very hard to improve menus...hungry kids can't learn, and teachers and coaches can't be expected to provide food so that the kids can make it through the day and athletic practices/events...
 
TOP said:
LOL..You must be pretty young...that wasn't that long ago...;) Local systems are trying very hard to improve menus...hungry kids can't learn, and teachers can't be expected to provide food so that the kids can make it through the day and athletic practices/events...
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So So True. My mom was a teacher. She taught at a school with very poor kids. She spent a significant portion of her income buying supplies for her kids.
 
TOP said:
God Bless her...Most of us became teachers for the right reason...we'd do anything for our kids...
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She thought of her student as HER KIDS. She had students returning to visit her for years. One Vietnam refugee student who couldn't speak English is an Engineer today because she told him he could do it. Mom took him under her wing and spent a lot extra time teaching the English language which meant she had to learn some Vietnamese. She recognized he was very strong in math and encouraged him to become an Engineer.
 
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TOP said:
In this case, it's just pure evil and unwarranted hate..;) Not a single one of them could have taught successfully, though...
Not with those attitudes, and that vocabulary...;)
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They hate you because you got an education and improved the lives of others. They squandered their lives.
 
FastLane said:
The thought of her student as HER KIDS. She had students returning to visit her for years. One Vietnam refugee student who couldn't speak English is an Engineer today because she told him he could do it. Mom took him under her wing and spent a lot extra time teaching the English language which meant she had to learn some Vietnamese. She recognized he was very strong in math and encouraged him to become an Engineer.
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They are our kids... She certainly has some lovely memories and I'm sure many many stories... We do love to share them... (I have some now who are great grandparents...;) And I taught in a very "generational" school. So most of the families are still living right where they always have.... A very proud very historic neighborhood... I get to see a lot of former students and their families quite often. It's pretty Wonderful ..)
 
TOP said:
They are our kids... She certainly has some lovely memories and i'm sure many many stories... We do love to share them... (I have some now who are great grandparents...;) And I taught in a very "generational" school. So most of the families are still living right where they always have.... A very proud very historic neighborhood... I get to see a lot of former students and their families quite often. It's pretty Wonderful ..)
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She went to the home of the Vietnamese student. She got on the floor to play with an infant and even the grandma got on the floor because it was disrespectful for them to be higher than a guest. That student had to start work as soon as he got out of high school to support his siblings. After they began to work he was then able to attend college and become an Engineer.
 
Hawkeye10 said:
What do you think of the idea that taxpayers should pay for lunch for everybody?
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I'm OK with it. As a kid we got a mid morning snack. A 1/2 pint of milk and a graham cracker. It cost a nickel. 2 cents for the cracker and 3 cents for the milk. The poor kids got their mid morning snack for free. The school wanted the kids to start their day with a little food in their bellies.
 
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