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politicat

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39. The school day is longer, there: 8:30-4:30.

Wed Sep 3, 2014, 06:37 PM

Sep 2014

I've been an advocate for this since I was in elementary school. It made more sense to me to just be at school the same hours as my mother was at work. It would add time in the day for art, music, theater or sports, provide more time for indepth instruction and homework assistance, or even just allow for independent work at the end of the day without actual homework.

Plus, seriously? Job creation. Instead of three cafeteria people working half days, up to five working full time. It makes it easier for districts to share specialist teachers (like music or advanced mathematics) between schools if they have more hours in the day to block out. It helps full time, on site teachers, too, by giving them downtime in the middle of the day. Having a combination of shared specialist and designated classroom teachers improves everyone's working conditions because they can share.

It does harm the after school care industry, but dear FSM that is already a disaster and a half so please, anything that kills that with fire.

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If Only American Kids Could Eat School Lunches Like They Do in France [View all] xchrom Sep 2014 OP

I heard this topic discussed on NPR awhile back Sherman A1 Sep 2014 #1

Will never happen Egnever Sep 2014 #2

Ah, would be great. cwydro Sep 2014 #3

It's a good, healthy lunch for kids here, too. Heidi Sep 2014 #4

it was only in high school i ran into school lunches xchrom Sep 2014 #5

I remember us having some good homemade lunches Heidi Sep 2014 #6

well this was peoria -- so casserole was the eternal order of the day xchrom Sep 2014 #7

Oh, dear! Heidi Sep 2014 #8

thank you - it really was rather traumatic. xchrom Sep 2014 #9

I was raised Southern Baptist! Heidi Sep 2014 #10

Jello salads! xchrom Sep 2014 #15

My mom's pi�ce de r�sistance: Heidi Sep 2014 #16

GASP! xchrom Sep 2014 #23

Do! Heidi Sep 2014 #26

most certainly! xchrom Sep 2014 #28

Ambrosia madville Sep 2014 #45

back in the 60s MFM008 Sep 2014 #11

My son juststarted school. He like vegs santroy79 Sep 2014 #12

Send him with his lunch. HuckleB Sep 2014 #43

one other thing. In France santroy79 Sep 2014 #13

High Fructose Corn Syrup .....and there you have it.....the silent killer. a kennedy Sep 2014 #29

"Fake" sugar? HuckleB Sep 2014 #42

HFCS is just another form of sugar. HuckleB Sep 2014 #41

Recess. An overlooked important part of the curriculum. mwooldri Sep 2014 #14

My son hasn't had recess since 5th grade ended, and then only for 20min/day. n/t woodsprite Sep 2014 #19

Same here with my son. I had the benefit of an English State School education. mwooldri Sep 2014 #35

I spoke with my son after school today, and he said he is having trouble getting time woodsprite Sep 2014 #36

I attended a lycee in Paris in 1968 - I still remember the awesome lunches GliderGuider Sep 2014 #17

American exceptionalism again! elias49 Sep 2014 #18

Yes MsLeopard Sep 2014 #20

(stretches arms, cracks knuckles)Right. Well, bein' from Looziana,... Ferretherder Sep 2014 #21

We have decent lunches in our public schools - TBF Sep 2014 #22

How much money tooeyeten Sep 2014 #24

lobbyism is very hard in france drray23 Sep 2014 #31

One thing you don't see mentioned too much is that closeupready Sep 2014 #25

and then there's this...... a kennedy Sep 2014 #27

my boys go to a tiny rural school in VT. their lunches are always non-GMO, cooked fresh, piratefish08 Sep 2014 #30

not only 4 days a week, unless it's changed since i was there. unblock Sep 2014 #32

This was the way it was done in my public schools in the fifties and sixties. freshwest Sep 2014 #33

The sad fact is TPTB in America are much more concerned with reducing the Federal indepat Sep 2014 #34

I had that much recess in the 50s. What has changed? eridani Sep 2014 #37

During late 80's to the mid 90's, we had about that much recess time at my elementary schools PersonNumber503602 Sep 2014 #38

The school day is longer, there: 8:30-4:30. politicat Sep 2014 #39

Recess is likely the key, and they may just walk/bike to school as well. HuckleB Sep 2014 #40

Fresh lunches? The people responsible for the schools lunch programs should be forced to eat it AuntPatsy Sep 2014 #44

Nothing but carbs on that tray madville Sep 2014 #46