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Reply to "Do wrap-around resources, 3 free meals, after-school activities, etc. move the needle?"
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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes or no? If not, how did all this creep into schools? It blows my mind to hear about all the services the local title 1 primaries offer.[/quote] Meals crept into schools because during WW1, WW2, and Korea, the military was having to turn away large numbers of draftees because they were so malnourished. My understanding is that the needle on childhood malnourishment has absolutely been moved, and that things like rickets and protein-energy malnutrition, which used to be relatively commonplace in this country, have been substantially reduced. Having said that, while learning to read and calculate, and surviving to adulthood without a body deformed by malnutrition are certainly some of my goals as a parent, I also want more than that. I value things like learning to enjoy exercise, and quality of life during childhood. I don't have a problem with initiatives in school that support those goals for low income kids either. [/quote]
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