The Lunch Room: An Example Of Semi-Oiled Machine

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To me the lunch room was an example of semi-organized chaos. To those that know what is going on it is a well-oiled machine. It took me a days to figure out what was going on, but I finally got it. First things first, the students come in through the front doors of the cafeteria, the ones that brought their lunch box go and find a set at their designated table. The students that will be eating cafeteria food stay in a line with the teacher in the front. She then leads the students in to the area where the food is served, each student picks up a plate and a milk container. After that they break into two lines to go down each side of the serving area, where a staff member helps them pick out and put their food on their plate. At this time the

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