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Ketchup banned in French cafeterias?
After four years of discussion and recommendations, the rules went into effect this week. The French government has banned ketchup in all schools and colleges, as a way to promote healthful eating. The decision was likely made easier because the French would prefer you don’t put ketchup on your croissant with ham.
I’m sure most Americans will say, “Oh those French…” But food habits start early and putting sugar (yes, ketchup is tomatoes plus corn syrup) on your food just teaches you to eat that way. It doesn’t help parents when schools serve cookies and juice boxes when they aren’t at home.
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UK town bans hand-raising in class
Ah, imagine a simpler time when people actually had time to invent solutions for problems that don’t exist, instead of sitting around all day fretting about problems that appear insolvable.
Educators came up with the idea during a brainstorming session, as a way to foster a “calmer and inclusive atmosphere in the classroom,” the Daily Mail reports. Students, ages 7 to 11, are instructed to give a thumbs up and cup it with their other hand rather than wave a hand in the air.
[From Can Banning Hand-Raising Promote a Calmer Classroom? - TIME NewsFeed]
Does anyone out there remember anything negative about raising your hand in school? I remember some days being too bored to bother, or being amazed at the velocity of which some kids could throw their arms around, but I don’t recall ever feeling that hand waving was in some ways disruptive.
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“…and I believe in aliens too.”
My 7 year old son was drawing and he said he was putting God into the picture. I asked him if he believed in God. He said, “Yes.” and after a few seconds, he added, “And I believe in aliens too!” I’m glad to see he’s developing a mature belief system.
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What does mommy do?
My son hopped into bed with me after he got into his jammies and brushed his teeth. I was lying on top of the covers, and because it’s been hot, he asked me if I got under the sheets. He then asked, “Who makes the bed if you get it all messed up?”
I said, “I do.”
And then, “Who fluffs up the pillows?”
Again, “I do,” I said.
“And what does Mommy do?” he said. “Sit around and watch?”
“Yes,” I said. “Some day you’ll understand.”
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Kids say the darndest things
We will be away on holiday for a few weeks in August and my 7 year old, a new reader, is constantly asking me if things we see, and reads, on our route to camp will be available where we are next week. Today, he asked, “Will there be Arrowhead water?” followed by “Will there be…” a Hilton hotel, a Jeep Cherokee, and “Harry Potter, The Deathly Hallows, Part II.” As we were driving through a seedy section of downtown, without missing a beat, he added, “Will there be “totally nude dancing girls?” I have no idea if he understood why I laughed so hard.
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