tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254575256176883141.post6667393499861803576..comments2024-02-18T17:09:29.800-06:00Comments on Oh Boy, Oh Boy, Oh Boy!: Dear President and First Lady ObamaLisa Noelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02895762022312960022noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254575256176883141.post-77539805310073806932011-09-15T13:15:16.546-05:002011-09-15T13:15:16.546-05:00Crazy! I never thought about it and can't rem...Crazy! I never thought about it and can't remember what I used to get.Cherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00334624905666332526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254575256176883141.post-40025172026371434652011-09-14T18:03:09.738-05:002011-09-14T18:03:09.738-05:00How about sending them with sacked lunches if the ...How about sending them with sacked lunches if the issue is the hot lunch line? You can send hot lunches and still have them be warm at lunch time...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254575256176883141.post-91394280167887246012011-09-14T15:25:28.434-05:002011-09-14T15:25:28.434-05:00As a former teacher I have seen slow eating kids a...As a former teacher I have seen slow eating kids actually be told to stop eating, that lunch is over. Those children then throw away food that they might have finished given another 10 or 15 minutes. I hate that we have set up a system that trains us from elementary school to just wolf down our food in a hurry. I absolutely think that this habit this contributes to adult obesity.BethEldertonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12982252083782331981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254575256176883141.post-22880931932613464072011-09-14T14:47:01.770-05:002011-09-14T14:47:01.770-05:00TOF is such a pokey eater, I often worry if he has...TOF is such a pokey eater, I often worry if he has enough time to eat. I hope his lunch volunteers are as kind as Polish Mama is to her 'kids'Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11186297078340530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254575256176883141.post-47242954705595335492011-09-14T12:15:35.149-05:002011-09-14T12:15:35.149-05:00My girls get 23 minutes from the time they walk in...My girls get 23 minutes from the time they walk in the cafeteria door until the teacher comes to pick them up, which is after they've cleaned up their tables and lined up. I'd estimate they have 12-15 real minutes to actually eat.<br /><br />Welcome to Florida!Angie [A Whole Lot of Nothing]https://www.blogger.com/profile/02242115803102270369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254575256176883141.post-88218251346891804572011-09-14T11:53:13.882-05:002011-09-14T11:53:13.882-05:00I have talked to many parents who have issues with...I have talked to many parents who have issues with the times their children are served lunch. Some children get lunch in the morning. Who eats lunch at 10:30-11:00am? <br />I also had a daughter who when in high school had issues with weight loss. I could almost call it an eating disorder. The fact that the lunch lines were so long & it took so long for her to get her food did not allow time for her to eat it. We had to get it written into her IEP that she had a pass to leave her class before lunch 5 minutes early so she could be one of the first in line for food. Once she was getting time to eat, she started gaining weight back.<br />Not every child can have an IEP to include lunchtime accommodations. This is something that needs to be addressed in whole by the education system.Kelly Krewsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10783957225606827487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254575256176883141.post-19239125244797431132011-09-14T11:38:19.689-05:002011-09-14T11:38:19.689-05:00As a lunchroom Mama, I wonder if I can comment on ...As a lunchroom Mama, I wonder if I can comment on this? Our school is a smaller size than a public school since it is a private school. The kids have the same time to eat but the lines are shorter because of a few things, including having enough volunteers to help distribute the lunches which come preassembled instead of being made one at a time at the lunch line and making sure that the line moves quickly. We also walk around making sure the kids are sitting down, not walking around and playing, reminding them to eat their lunch because lunch was almost over, checking that everyone HAS a lunch and nobody is sick, etc. The younger kids especially need gentle reminding by the lunchroom parents to keep eating. We go around, table to table, opening whatever needs help opening, then back around checking on the tables and talking to the kids and smiling and reminding "Please sit on your bottom and eat because lunch is almost over and you don't want to be hungry. If you are full, that's fine, but if not, please eat. How are you, by the way?" It makes a world of difference. I would be very upset if instead of this, the lunch time was extended, therefore cutting into my child's learning time. I think more volunteers and lunch workers are needed at your schools and they need to be trained what is needed to be done there, in my opinion.Polish Mama on the Prairiehttp://polishmamaontheprairie.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com