Nutritional Improvements in Schools

For awhile now I have wondered what is being done to improve school lunches. Children spend a good amount of time at school. Also school might be the only place a low income child eats a good meal .In my research I found that the main thing that is going on in terms of improving nutrition of schools happened this past December. President Obama signed into effect the Child Nutrition Bill. This bill improves school lunches by reducing or getting rid of all together that are not good for students. This bill also helps programs that feed low  income children according to http://www.cleveland.com/nation/index.ssf/2010/12/legislation_to_improve_nutriti.html. Through this bill the government is able to keep an eye on what is being planned ,bought and served to children in schools. This might include fewer bake sales or buying other products for vending machines as well. According to http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/12/13/child.nutrition/index.html# this bill also says schools will get some of their money back that they have spent on food if they are buying healthier foods like fruits and vegetables. This bill seems like a  great idea for several reasons. Firstly children who don't have acess to healthy foods at home hopefully with through school. Secondly I think many schools will be motivated to buy healthier foods if they will see a portion of their spent money coming back to them. Thirdly with the government watching the schools it forces them to be accountable for the food they are serving children.

Reasons to teach

People become teachers for a variety of reasons. In some respects its like many other choices people make in their life. What I mean is there are people out there that make choices based on negative reasons as well as people that make choices based on more positive ideas. The writer Herbert Kohl touches a little on this concept (in his article called Why Teach in our Educational Foundations textbook) when he says "What reasons do you give yourself for wanting to teach? Are they all negative..." This quote effects me because I think its not a good thing to base your choices on negative things. It seems worse to me to base your choice of career on negative reasons especially when in your career you will be working with children who need positive stable role models in their life. People become teachers for positve reasons too. I want to become a teacher to make a difference in childrens lives.

Other people become teachers because it seems practical like the article Benefits of Becoming A Teacher from the website  http://www.primary-education-oasis.com/benefits-of-becoming-a-teacher.html says. This website lists teacher salaries and healthcare benefits as two possible reasons to become a teacher. Although when talking about salary it does say that money varies from place to place and that public school teachers are paid better than private school. While money can be an important consideration it shouldn't be the whole reason you choose your career. I have chosen jobs in the past with money in mind. I am looking forward to learning more about children and teaching (two things I am passonate about) and becoming a teacher some day.

Hello

Hello Everyone,
My name is Diana. I am a Psychology major at Salem State University. I want to double major in Psychology and Education. Ever since I was little I have loved children. I enjoy spending time with them and learning about child development. I have always wanted to work with children. I have been going to school part time for many years now so that I can work and have time with my daughter. When my daughter was younger I felt like it was to much  to major in Education, now that she's older its the right time. (This is a picture of me with my daughter. She is 9 now but she was about 7 in this picture) I have an associates degree in Developmental Disabilities. I currently work as a PCA. I am very excited about taking this course and about begining my journey to an degree in Education. When I'm not in school I enjoy spending time with my daughter, husband and our puppy. We enjoy being outside at the beach and hiking.