Could Have!!

[dave]

That may be true, however I fail to see why it's the school's responsibility though - surely it's an education facility, not an eatery?

[Guest littlesally]

Education about food

[Hippy-chick]

I'm actually coming at it from a teacher's point of view. Fill kids with junk and sugar and they are a nighmare to teach - you end up spending all your time on discipline and none on educating.

 

So it matters for that alone.

[dave]

I send my little girl to school the other week with a sandwich, a 'brunch' bar and as she had done very well at her homework and got a 'merit', I gave her a treat, which was a small brown cake.

 

The cake was confiscated!!!

 

I mean, come on! How dare someone tell me what I can and can't give to my daughter for lunch?

 

I pay them to teach her, not to decide for me what she can eat.

[Hippy-chick]

Education about food

 

They should have that as well, Sally.

[dave]

I'm actually coming at it from a teacher's point of view. Fill kids with junk and sugar and they are a nighmare to teach - you end up spending all your time on discipline and none on educating.

 

So it matters for that alone.

 

That's a fair point, but for some reason at my school (many moons ago) we didn't seem to have this problem.

 

What's changed?

 

(no sarcasm in that, it's an honest question mark )

[Hippy-chick]

I send my little girl to school the other week with a sandwich, a 'brunch' bar and as she had done very well at her homework and got a 'merit', I gave her a treat, which was a small brown cake.

 

The cake was confiscated!!!

 

I mean, come on! How dare someone tell me what I can and can't give to my daughter for lunch?

 

I pay them to teach her, not to decide for me what she can eat.

 

I agree - that's a bit much.

[Guest littlesally]

There was a test done a few years ago to show the effcts of milk.

It was a top security prison, lots of violence happening within the walls.

When all milk products were removed the behaviour of the prisoners quietened down,

Many people are allergic to milk and don't know.

Daren't give my OH's kids smarties etc. Very puzzled about the school selling slushpuppies, might as well give them a line of speed!

Sally x

[Guest littlesally]

No idea about the cake at your daughters school Dave, but lunch now seems to be a money making/saving scheme within schools

 

Sally x

[Hippy-chick]

That's a fair point, but for some reason at my school (many moons ago) we didn't seem to have this problem.

 

What's changed?

 

(no sarcasm in that, it's an honest question mark )

 

I don't know Dave. Maybe there's more junk food targeted at kids lunch boxes nowadays and more folk willing to buy it.

[mrsc]

I worked as a dinner lady in a secondary school we were trying to promote health eating, most of the kids just went to the shops,baker,or the chipper if they couldn't get what they wanted.

 

And I felt really sorry for the kids who had free meals,they could hardly get anything for the money,it was ridiculous.

 

Dave my daughter has had the same done to her with her daughter,I mean what is wrong with a bit of cake?

[dave]

I don't know Dave. Maybe there's more junk food targeted at kids lunch boxes nowadays and more folk willing to buy it.

 

Probably have less time to prepare a decent packed lunch - I know if it wasn't for my ex bringing the lunchbox to me the day before I wouldn't have time to do it.

[Hippy-chick]

Yes, that could be true as well. My mum made us all have school meals as she didn't have time to sort out packed lunches for all four of us. When we were old enough we were allowed to make our own - but nae chance of any junk - everything was home made in our house as mum was on a tight budget. Nae junk food in my school either - back in the dark ages that was.

[blueskies]

That's a fair point, but for some reason at my school (many moons ago) we didn't seem to have this problem.

 

What's changed?

 

(no sarcasm in that, it's an honest question mark )

 

I think the content of a lot of sweets and packaged food has changed a lot in the last 20 or so years since you were at school.

 

My brother Matt had an intolerance to a lot of chemical additives and his behaviour was directly attributable to them. This problem is getting far worse now

[Guest littlesally]

Back to vocabulary .............

 

You's lot ..... ugh awful!

 

Sally x

[Hippy-chick]

My nephews too. Luckily they have mothers with time to sort out proper diets for them - not all folk are so lucky.

[Hippy-chick]

I does and I goes - Isle of Wight talk.

 

I hates it, I does.

[Guest littlesally]

I does and I goes - Isle of Wight talk.

 

I hates it, I does.

 

Or even worse 'I do's'

 

Sally x

[Hippy-chick]

 

Totally, Sally

[Guest littlesally]

In Portsmouth 'I loikes it I do's' was a common statement

 

Sally x

[Woolleykat]

Mush. Straight. Innit, Stroll - 4 main words in son's vocabulary to freinds when on phone. Can speak English honestly when in company. no REALLY:D

[Hippy-chick]

Same on the Island - or the Oiland, as they calls it.

[Woolleykat]

Good job we're fluent in 'kid' speak otherwise we would never know what was going 'down' sorry on - or is that happening? lol

[dave]

Seriously though, "loose" for "lose". I know I mentioned it earlier in this thread, but how hard is it to use the correct word.

 

Read HYS on BBC and you see this all the time - here too.

 

It duz my nut in, innit?

[Guest littlesally]

Mmmm I won't mention any names but there is a certain person on this forum who uses 'of' instead of 'have'.

I want to cut and paste and highlight with red!

 

Sally x