Factual Friday

Let's stick to the facts.  We talked about changes that need to be made in school, in Barnegat, in New Jersey, and in our nation or the world.  It's important to strengthen your writing style when dealing with persuasive essays.  Be creative but be logical too.  Let's get down to business and iron out some issues right here on the blog.  I will post some of the most common complaints expressed about our school. Try to think logically and present your best reason to support or refute the given issue.  If I remember correctly, some of the popular complaints involved gym class,  cafeteria food and eating locations,  a lack of electives, the dress code, gum chewing, a need for recess....the list goes on and on. 

Let's start with cafeteria food.....

Here's what the school lunch is like in Korea.  Better?


Many of you expressed complaints about the food not being healthy.  Will the Korean menu work here to solve that problem?
How about this image?


The caption on this picture below mentioned mystery meat?  Is that fair?

The caption on the picture above reads....

Kids who ate school lunches like this one regularly were 29 percent more likely to be obese than those who brought their lunch from home.

The caption  for the picture above reads....

Health researchers typically focus on improving the quality of foods served in school cafeterias. But what about improving a child’s whole dining experience. Turning the school lunch into a real sit-down meal, rather than a minutes-long eating frenzy, is just one way to begin improving the health and eating habits of the nation’s children, says Dr. Arthur Agatston.

What do you think about time?  Do you feel rushed at lunch?  Does the time issue cause you to eat all the wrong foods?  Let's just think a minute.  Do we have a minute?

Let's talk about the improvements you would like to see on the menu or during lunch and why they are necessary. Be logical and prove your point.  We will take on another issue next week so check back often.