So, I am currently doing my student teaching internship at a elementary school in Hampton. I was at a staff meeting one day and read some data gathered through a survey given to the fifth graders about what they liked and didn't like about their school. One kid wrote "THE FOOD IS NAUGHTY". Caps included. Which put me in a fit of giggles, I barely composed myself in time for the meeting to start. I found it hilarious on so many levels. On the one hand, the lessons taught in language arts about synonyms got through to this kid. However. s/he must have been asleep during the part about syntax. Or, maybe there is some stuff going on that I don't know about in the cafeteria. I mean, I haven't been at this particular school during lunch. Maybe the food causes some drama..... the carrots simply refuse to mingle with the peas; hot dogs refuse to be placed on a stick and dunked in batter... flat out chaos.
However, after my giggles died down and I started to think about it in terms of my struggle with eating healthy. The food IS naughty. I mean seriously. If a person tempted us, made us struggle against our will power, and did something to adversely affect our health, they would be considered a bad influence. Afterall, peer pressure is naughty. And succumbing to a craving is sort of like peer pressure, right? Ipso facto - Food is naughty.
Maybe this kid is on to something.........
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