tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886798502338849917.post6455185508318770642..comments2023-12-21T02:26:26.867-08:00Comments on Advice From A Fake Consultant: On Data Collection, Or, Help Us Learn More About "Alternate Lunch"fake consultanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09254946474239731269noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886798502338849917.post-64933327102900402412007-07-19T06:11:00.000-07:002007-07-19T06:11:00.000-07:00surprisingly (or not, considering that life is a c...surprisingly (or not, considering that life is a challenge for the middle class everywhere...), it's less of an issue for the most impoverished, and more an issue for those who are middle class, and paying full price for the school meals.<BR/><BR/>as we report in the first article, the parents are often surprised by the fact that there is a debt at all.<BR/><BR/>that said, there are kids who are caught in the trap of having parents who did not know they could apply for free meals, who accumulate a debt before the child is enrolled in the free meal program, and who cannot repay the debt. <BR/><BR/>anecdotal evidence suggests it is possible to remain in this staus (and thus eating "alternate lunch" everyday) for an entire school year.fake consultanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09254946474239731269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886798502338849917.post-52229140291730566492007-07-16T22:13:00.000-07:002007-07-16T22:13:00.000-07:00There is a whole lot here to comment on.Firstly, i...There is a whole lot here to comment on.<BR/><BR/>Firstly, in Britain, the hot lunch is included and in a private school, the fees at the start of term have covered it.<BR/><BR/>In America, they seem to charge separately and thus this situation arises.<BR/><BR/>The other side of the coin is that if it's a government initiative and the child is of a poor person, then surely a voucher system would be in operation to save the child this embarrassment?<BR/><BR/>I'm going to look at this in more detail.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886798502338849917.post-7840648709204433432007-07-13T23:28:00.000-07:002007-07-13T23:28:00.000-07:00until 1946 the us did not have a school lunch prog...until 1946 the us did not have a school lunch program either, and it amazes me that a desire to have better, stronger soldiers was at the heart of it all.<BR/><BR/>there seems to be evidence to suggest better learning and better nutrition are linked, and we have a huge problem with the costs of our bad eating habits-diabetes, heart attack and strokes will kill us in medicare costs (we do provide taxpayer-supported health care for those over 65) down the road, and this "punishmenht" program will make that problem worse for a whole new generation.fake consultanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09254946474239731269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886798502338849917.post-66922671961187890232007-07-13T13:40:00.000-07:002007-07-13T13:40:00.000-07:00Interesting. Here in Australia, our kids have to h...Interesting. Here in Australia, our kids have to have their own lunch or buy one from the canteen. If there is no lunch, there is emergency lunch, peanut butter or Vegemite sandwiches and water. Just to sustain kids. <BR/><BR/>Growing up in the UK, I think that if you didn't pay, there was no lunch. In Primary School, we had an often inedible hot lunch every day. Parents had to pay up front at the beginning of the week.Colin Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991363859883869289noreply@blogger.com