The amount of food wasted in American schools

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Sunday February 15, 2009 · 7:53 PM PST

2009/02/15 · 19:53

So I teach at an elementary school and have been shocked and dismayed at the waste that is mandated in our school cafeterias.

Elementary students are required to take one little carton of milk with their breakfast and one of milk and juice at lunch. They are also required to take the offered vegetable and fruit, as well as one of the entree items in order to have a balanced meal.

Once the food leaves the kitchen area it may not be returned.

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Friday October 24, 2008 · 6:38 PM PDT

2008/10/24 · 18:38

I have been teaching for ten years, and was originally certified to teach grades 6-12 Social Studies. I wound up teaching Sociology and Psychology to high school kids.

I got burnt out by local school board politics that targeted someone very dear to me, and I took a "real job" for a significant pay raise. But I became an 8-5er and I no longer had school holidays off with my little ones, the summer, a long x-mas break, AND my oldest was going to be in Kinder the next year. I wanted to not only have his schedule again but also, being Mama Bear, I wanted to teach at his school.

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Tuesday October 21, 2008 · 7:21 PM PDT

2008/10/21 · 19:21

When I was pregnant with my first child, 9/11 happened and I wondered what kind of world I was bringing a child into. I was in Ecuador on my honeymoon [yes, unwed mama] when we went into Iraq and I was crying in the airport, devastated that my country, in my name was attacking a country not known for the terrorists we were searching for.

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The amount of food wasted in American schools

I teach autistic children.

A 6 and 4 y/o vote for Obama- is that voter fraud?