Do any public elementary schools in Potomac have organic or 100% made from scratch hot lunches?

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Anonymous wrote:The issue is that this food needs to be cheap for the FARMS so yes we all suffer.

+1, public schools have turned into subsidized daycare

Maybe if we as a people/our government supported children in more substantial ways, schools would not need to step in and play these various roles in addition to the educational one they were set up for.

Federally, we spend $7 on programs for elderly people for every $1 spent on programs for children. (That disparity is boggling, at least to me.) The result of that has been an incredible reduction in the number of older people living in poverty since the 1970s — but 21 percent of the children in the United States live in families with incomes below the poverty level, the highest percentage since 1993 and the highest numbers (about 16.4 million) since 1962.

http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/research/files/reports/2009/11/05%20spending%20children%20isaacs/1_how_much_isaacs.pdf

Why is it the government's job to do that.

All civilized governments in highly-developed nations have programs to care for their most vulnerable citizens - every last one of them. I defy you to name ONE country in the developed world that does not do this. Or do you prefer that the U.S. align its policies with those of e.g. Somalia?

Why on earth *isn't* it the government's job to see that its youngest, poorest citizens are adequately nourished, housed, cared for?

Or are you Mittens Romney, looking to weed out the weakest members of the 47%

Hey moron , unless they are orphans dad and mom are supposed to be doing this. Or do you want mother government to step in. Remember mother russia? How'd that turn out.

Your name-calling ends the conversation right here as you have demonstrated your inability to maintain civil discourse.

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Anonymous wrote:My daughter goes to a FARMS school. She happens to be special needs and very underweight. I've never seen a cafeteria staff more devoted to helping a child. The cooks will hold back items they know she can and will eat (mashed potatos, gravy) to try to tempt her and get a little extra food into her. My hat is off to them and they have my thanks.

Just want to say that the cafeteria staff at my FARMS school are equally amazing. They know every kids name, and they really do care. Talk about a hard job. They have my thanks, too.

I think this is really great and I hope those hardworking folks get more recognition like this!

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Anonymous wrote:The issue is that this food needs to be cheap for the FARMS so yes we all suffer.

+1, public schools have turned into subsidized daycare

Maybe if we as a people/our government supported children in more substantial ways, schools would not need to step in and play these various roles in addition to the educational one they were set up for.

Federally, we spend $7 on programs for elderly people for every $1 spent on programs for children. (That disparity is boggling, at least to me.) The result of that has been an incredible reduction in the number of older people living in poverty since the 1970s — but 21 percent of the children in the United States live in families with incomes below the poverty level, the highest percentage since 1993 and the highest numbers (about 16.4 million) since 1962.

http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/research/files/reports/2009/11/05%20spending%20children%20isaacs/1_how_much_isaacs.pdf

Why is it the government's job to do that.

Why isn't it?

And why is so much spent on the end of life for our citizens, and so little on the start of life?
Because the AARP is powerful and politicians cater to the older voters and court them with handouts.

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Schools have lost the focus and have become giant government programs that have a lot of waste with too many special interests that detract and have nothing to do with the primary focus. I personally believe that education should be the primary and only focus of public education. Notice the EDUCATION in public education.

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Anonymous wrote:Schools have lost the focus and have become giant government programs that have a lot of waste with too many special interests that detract and have nothing to do with the primary focus. I personally believe that education should be the primary and only focus of public education. Notice the EDUCATION in public education.

I am sure the grammar police will poo their pants but you get my point. And yes English isn't my primary focus, math and computers are.

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Anonymous wrote:The issue is that this food needs to be cheap for the FARMS so yes we all suffer.

+1, public schools have turned into subsidized daycare

Maybe if we as a people/our government supported children in more substantial ways, schools would not need to step in and play these various roles in addition to the educational one they were set up for.

Federally, we spend $7 on programs for elderly people for every $1 spent on programs for children. (That disparity is boggling, at least to me.) The result of that has been an incredible reduction in the number of older people living in poverty since the 1970s — but 21 percent of the children in the United States live in families with incomes below the poverty level, the highest percentage since 1993 and the highest numbers (about 16.4 million) since 1962.

http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/research/files/reports/2009/11/05%20spending%20children%20isaacs/1_how_much_isaacs.pdf

Why is it the government's job to do that.

Why is it the government's job to provide schools and education? Roads, electricity, gas, water?

Why not just make everything mom & dad's job? You can see how well that's working out in developing countries, right?

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Anonymous wrote:I was looking at the menu of a Potomac ES and was wondering if the food was prepared on-site. Any schools in Potomac cook from scratch? Any use mostly organic food? TIA!

Omg, it's grown on site too! No hormones or fertilizers either!
And be sure to check out the chicken coop, but don't let them peck your glistening eye out!

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Anonymous wrote:The issue is that this food needs to be cheap for the FARMS so yes we all suffer.

+1, public schools have turned into subsidized daycare

Maybe if we as a people/our government supported children in more substantial ways, schools would not need to step in and play these various roles in addition to the educational one they were set up for.

Federally, we spend $7 on programs for elderly people for every $1 spent on programs for children. (That disparity is boggling, at least to me.) The result of that has been an incredible reduction in the number of older people living in poverty since the 1970s — but 21 percent of the children in the United States live in families with incomes below the poverty level, the highest percentage since 1993 and the highest numbers (about 16.4 million) since 1962.

http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/research/files/reports/2009/11/05%20spending%20children%20isaacs/1_how_much_isaacs.pdf

I completely agree with this post. Locally, it is equally as mind boggling how MoCo supports Strathmore and reduced ticket costs for the elderly to age in place with dignity in MoCo but, every 360 ES students has one teacher? A kid can "borrow" a French Horn but, they can't add a music teacher? Why have Strathmore Hall at all if they aren't going to nurture the Arts in MoCo schools? For the "Dance Moms" vote?

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I am so sorry; i meant to say each MoCo Elementary School music teacher is responsible for teaching 360 students. It would be nice to have Montgomery County's commitment to the arts more fully recognized. Private schools I have experience with can't come close to what I have experienced at DC's publics. That was a huge eye opener. Just because you have a stage, audience and a teacher doesn't mean you are any good.