Packed lunch

Introduction As 21st century Indians, we have more than enough reason to be proud of the strides our country has achieved over the past few decades, in technology and science, medicine, agriculture, finance and the arts, to name a few. However, it is important to remind ourselves that we do not rate high on the Human Development Index of the 2014 Human Development Report (HDR); India is ranked 135 among 187 countries. This is mostly due to the miserable condition of our education, health and…

Field Experience Journal 3 TAPR I decided for my first observation assignments and journals that I would attend Magnolia Elementary. After all, Magnolia is where I transferred at the beginning of the second grade and stayed for the next four years even though I was terrified of a new school. Reading the TAPR report gave me great insights to my old school. Magnolia Elementary School has a ninety-five point seven percent attendance rate and the students’ performance “met standard” with an…

On October 16th, I made my way to a cultural event. The event was called “Home, Memory, and Future”, when I heard the name of it I believed it was based on the beliefs of people in other words their religions or their culture. As I read the introduction I realized it was about Harlem, which is located only a couple stops from home. Then I wondered what kind of cultural events have happened in Harlem, instantly I thought of the word diversity. In New York, there are many people that come from…

Have you ever played a game of roulette? Well, I just did, one day I was randomly browsing places to have brunch in La Jolla California, it’s always hit or miss. Well, good thing this place I stumbled upon was a hit! I like to try new places and experience new foods so I went into this restaurant without any bias from Yelp reviews or opinions from friends to truly get my own experience and not have the availability to compare it to anything else. What a sensitive game to play especially when it…

These students leave lunch everyday, on an empty stomach. Without the calories of lunch these students become food deprived. As a result, their grades drop and so does their health. Everybody needs food calories everyday and depriving students of vital calories and nutrients poses many issues. Calorie deficiency…

classroom at a public, urban elementary school in Birmingham Alabama. I observed in this classroom for a total of twenty-five hours during the months of November and December. During my time, I participated in regular classroom activities, attended lunch and physical education class with the students, and interviewed both the lead teacher and the teaching assistant. The purpose of this ethnographic case study was to observe the effects of the surrounding neighborhood, the physical environment of…

safety or health. There is one thing that I think should be changed because I have seen it happen often during lunch time. Each participant has a card with their name and any dietary restrictions on it so the staff could know what and what not to prepare for them. One day I was assisting with the distribution of lunches and they were having pork B-B-Q sandwiches, when I gave one lady her lunch she asked me if it was pork or chicken and I let her know that it was pork, she had then told me that…

The HHFKA is putting strict regulations on school lunches. Children are starting not to eat lunch at school because children do not like the change that is taking place. Coming from my own experience with school lunches, changing weird and unusual foods that were not normally served in a school lunchroom is tough on the children. I was the child that refused to eat what was being served that day at lunch. Since children are not eating the new and unusual healthy foods being served, the children…

school in general, but what we really hate is school lunch. Granted not all schools face this problem, but they kids that do, well it causes a few problems. I am lactose intolerant, therefor I can’t eat most things that my school cafeteria has to offer, some kids just plain don’t like the way our food is made or served, and lastly kids who have a “higher income and can’t get free lunch” don’t always have the money to spend $20 a week for a tiny lunch, and sometimes won’t eat till they get home.…

a lot of effort. I remember one day everything was going great in the morning but later on at work I had to stay later than my regular shift. There were many people who called out from work because they were either sick or took a personal day. The lunch person for the classroom…