Why, oh why do school administrators make the decisions they do?

[MrChad]

Originally posted by: darkswordsman17
Its not like they don't know that eating healthy and exercising is good

Actually, many kids don't understand healthy eating habits, especially in lower income neighborhoods. If their parents don't teach it to them, who will?

Originally posted by: darkswordsman17
If they want to improve health they should look at school lunches (if they offer them there). The ones in my high school were loaded with fat and calories and pretty much no whole grains or anything. Their idea of fruit was basically two slices of banana and a whole strawberry in a sugar laden "sauce".

Agreed 100 percent. Although I don't understand why you'd promote healthy school lunches but not snacks.

 

[yoda291]

this is easy to take care of.

grab the books from last year,
grab the current books.

show the deficit, and use it to back a tax hike that comes right to the schools. .... watch the reversal come in at relativistic speed.

 

[nerp]

The reason kids don't want to eat healthy is because their parent's can't cook anything that doesn't come out of a box. If you're raised on good, fresh, delicious food cooked nicely, candy bars and packaged snacks are gross.

 

[JEDIYoda]

Originally posted by: JDub02
According to my wife, who is a teacher, it's because they are idiots who are completely out of touch with reality.

Sounds like a certain woman is an idiot who is completely out of touch with reality.....
Why are you against promoting healthy eating?
This has absolutely nothing to do with the school budget.......hmmmm

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: nerp
The reason kids don't want to eat healthy is because their parent's can't cook anything that doesn't come out of a box. If you're raised on good, fresh, delicious food cooked nicely, candy bars and packaged snacks are gross.

umm no

 

[CrackRabbit]

Originally posted by: JDub02
According to my wife, who is a teacher, it's because they are idiots who are completely out of touch with reality.

My mother said the same thing, she got so fed up with it she stopped teaching.

 

[imported_apocalypse]

Originally posted by: ICRS
Did they ban fried food too.

At my last year of HS long ago, they banned fried food, candy, soda, ice cream. Basically anything that was good. It wasn't just the sale that was ban, it was possesion of these items was forbiden on school campus.

Now that is ridiculous. I somewhat understand not selling the food in the school as to not promote unhealthy eating, but restricting the possession of such items in the school is infringing on the students and parent's rights.

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: nerp
The reason kids don't want to eat healthy is because their parent's can't cook anything that doesn't come out of a box. If you're raised on good, fresh, delicious food cooked nicely, candy bars and packaged snacks are gross.

FALSE!

 

[Anubis]

just wait till they ban peanut butter because 1 kid out of 10 million is allergic to peanuts

 

[MrChad]

Originally posted by: Anubis
just wait till they ban peanut butter because 1 kid out of 10 million is allergic to peanuts

This is already happening at many schools.

 

[LS21]

Originally posted by: nerp
The reason kids don't want to eat healthy is because their parent's can't cook anything that doesn't come out of a box. If you're raised on good, fresh, delicious food cooked nicely, candy bars and packaged snacks are gross.

i like you

the whole culture of food in america is effed from the ground up

 

[AccruedExpenditure]

DOESN'T IT BOTHER ANYONE ELSE THAT THE OP SPELLED DECISIONS INCORRECTLY

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: MrChad

Originally posted by: Anubis
just wait till they ban peanut butter because 1 kid out of 10 million is allergic to peanuts

This is already happening at many schools.

was just going to mention that. many schools have banned them.

 

[Exterous]

Originally posted by: JEDIYoda

Originally posted by: JDub02
According to my wife, who is a teacher, it's because they are idiots who are completely out of touch with reality.

Sounds like a certain woman is an idiot who is completely out of touch with reality.....
Why are you against promoting healthy eating?
This has absolutely nothing to do with the school budget.......hmmmm

Actually it does. $105,000 extra money for a single school? Not a district, the school itself. That is a lot of money. Thats 2-3 teachers (depending on level of education).

That money went straight to the discretionary fund that was used to buy new books, teaching aides things like that

 

[Exterous]

Originally posted by: AccruedExpenditure
DOESN'T IT BOTHER ANYONE ELSE THAT THE OP SPELLED DECISIONS INCORRECTLY

Holy crap, that bothers ME! Sorry!

 

[imported_apocalypse]

Originally posted by: AccruedExpenditure
DOESN'T IT BOTHER ANYONE ELSE THAT THE OP SPELLED DECISIONS INCORRECTLY

Is there some new rule that spelling errors may only be pointed out in all caps?

 

[Linflas]

Originally posted by: Exterous

Originally posted by: JEDIYoda

Originally posted by: JDub02
According to my wife, who is a teacher, it's because they are idiots who are completely out of touch with reality.

Sounds like a certain woman is an idiot who is completely out of touch with reality.....
Why are you against promoting healthy eating?
This has absolutely nothing to do with the school budget.......hmmmm

Actually it does. $105,000 extra money for a single school? Not a district, the school itself. That is a lot of money. Thats 2-3 teachers (depending on level of education).

That money went straight to the discretionary fund that was used to buy new books, teaching aides things like that

Money for the schools should come from local taxes, not turning the schools and students into fund raising organizations. I managed to get through 12 years of public school without having crap peddled to me so the school would have extra cash.

Edit: Just so you don't think I am being an ass I work in a middle school and fully understand what the loss of that money will mean but I still believe that the money should come from local government and not from "business partners" and sales of cokes and junk food.

 

[pstylesss]

Originally posted by: JDub02
According to my wife, who is a teacher, it's because they are idiots who are completely out of touch with reality.

It's a requirement of the masters and doctorates (but mostly doctorates) - to be completely disconnected from reality. This is especially true for college professors.

 

[ViviTheMage]

Originally posted by: BKLounger
hell an enterprising kid could just buy a ton of candy bulk at costco cheap and flip a nice profit in school selling black market candy.

muahahha, I did this with pop at my school, and some candy...back in high school, early high school.

 

[ric1287]

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: nerp
The reason kids don't want to eat healthy is because their parent's can't cook anything that doesn't come out of a box. If you're raised on good, fresh, delicious food cooked nicely, candy bars and packaged snacks are gross.

FALSE!

Not completely false. Most parents can't/don't cook anything "real" anymore. But i'll contend that a candy bar is delicious no matter what.

 

[imported_apocalypse]

Originally posted by: ric1287

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: nerp
The reason kids don't want to eat healthy is because their parent's can't cook anything that doesn't come out of a box. If you're raised on good, fresh, delicious food cooked nicely, candy bars and packaged snacks are gross.

FALSE!

Not completely false. Most parents can't/don't cook anything "real" anymore. But i'll contend that a candy bar is delicious no matter what.

Tell all the kids in China that their food isn't real! Oh wait..

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: ric1287

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: nerp
The reason kids don't want to eat healthy is because their parent's can't cook anything that doesn't come out of a box. If you're raised on good, fresh, delicious food cooked nicely, candy bars and packaged snacks are gross.

FALSE!

Not completely false. Most parents can't/don't cook anything "real" anymore. But i'll contend that a candy bar is delicious no matter what.

oh i agree that many parents dont/cant cook. what is false is the fact that kids that have "good" food daily is going ot think candy bars are gross.

 

[OverVolt]

It's not the schools position to try and break social norms. It's impossible to force something on people if there is a demand for pop/soda/Gatorade/snacks, and yes, the kids will just go to the local wawa/rite-aid/walgreens or bring it in themselves.

It's a twisted and simple logic, but also wrong. The problem is with our society, and pretty much all industrialized countries lean toward the same eating habits. A school's job is to educate, it's not their job to try and break various social standards. For whatever reason, people keep mixing up what they expect from a school.

 

[stinkynathan]

I take it most of you have never taught before. Yes, that stuff is taken out of schools because of health concerns. It's also taken out of schools because little Johnny is impossible to teach when he's bouncing off the walls when he's tripping on sugar and caffeine.

As soon as bouncing little Johnny is affecting the educational environment (other students can't learn because Johnny is disrupting class), then schools can start regulating things like what candies and pops are available for sale. I don't, however, agree with schools telling parents that they can't pack a candy bar in their kid's lunch.

 

[Ruptga]

Seriously, when was the last time you heard of any committee or government body acting with common sense? I realize this is stupid, but I've actually come to expect it and am completely unsurprised.