A fine question indeed. Once upon a time, however, we also had classes in this country in the subject of Civics. That, lamentably, has fallen by the wayside. Civics, ethics, critical thinking...are these things we can teach any longer? I'd like to think that we could find a way if we had the will to do so. The will to do so is a tricky bit.
Judah On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 1:24 PM, C. Hatton Humphrey <[email protected]> wrote: > >> An interesting little post talking about how France and Japan take the >> notion of school lunches seriously and how that changes what they >> serve and how they serve it. > > I have to question if something like this would work in the US based > on the following: > "The mid-day meal is supposed to teach students good manners, good > taste and the elements of good nutrition. Recommendations from the > French government assert that eating habits are shaped from a young > age and that schools should ensure children make good food choices > despite media influence and personal tendencies." > > Who's going to define the "good manners" and "good taste"?!? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:296996 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
