Teaching students how to do math or how to construct a coherent paragraph is a frivolous exercise if they are not able to focus on anything but the rumbling of their stomachs. Almost every instructor would agree that school is about more than just teaching subjects to kids; school is about preparing students for a future of success. If food insecurity is a leading cause in students doing poor in class, whether due to teasing-induced withdraw, low self-esteem, or the actual distraction of hunger, schools need to take every step possible to eliminate the problem. Luckily, the solution, providing breakfast for all students, is much more feasible than would initially be assumed. By funneling food that would normally go to the landfill into the classroom, Fayette County will see a dramatic reduction in childhood hunger as well as a dramatic increase on student performance. With better educational outcomes, students who would have been left to a substandard quality of life now have the chance to break the strong confines of cyclical poverty. If, as so many in the media have said before, the children are our future, the prospects of Fayette County will be rather destitute if something is not done
Teaching students how to do math or how to construct a coherent paragraph is a frivolous exercise if they are not able to focus on anything but the rumbling of their stomachs. Almost every instructor would agree that school is about more than just teaching subjects to kids; school is about preparing students for a future of success. If food insecurity is a leading cause in students doing poor in class, whether due to teasing-induced withdraw, low self-esteem, or the actual distraction of hunger, schools need to take every step possible to eliminate the problem. Luckily, the solution, providing breakfast for all students, is much more feasible than would initially be assumed. By funneling food that would normally go to the landfill into the classroom, Fayette County will see a dramatic reduction in childhood hunger as well as a dramatic increase on student performance. With better educational outcomes, students who would have been left to a substandard quality of life now have the chance to break the strong confines of cyclical poverty. If, as so many in the media have said before, the children are our future, the prospects of Fayette County will be rather destitute if something is not done