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Current Events => General Discussion => Topic started by: bijou on July 28, 2010, 11:25:44 AM
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SAMENIA MAYER said that she'd always tried to do right by the students she served at Germantown High, where she recruited and trained mentors to keep incoming freshmen on the right path.
So, when she noticed that teachers there were helping themselves to federally funded lunches before their students could get to them during a summer program, she complained to the principal, who ignored her complaints, she said.
Mayer said that the problem became so bad that even when the school ordered more than 100 boxed lunches for about 80 students, up to 20 students still went hungry, an allegation that students backed up last week. ...
http://www.philly.com/philly/education/99296329.html?cmpid=15585797
So far it's a she said - she said thing, but I guess fraud in social programs is not unknown.
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http://www.philly.com/philly/education/99296329.html?cmpid=15585797
I guess fraud in social programs is not unknown.
You Brits and your love of understatement...
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http://www.philly.com/philly/education/99296329.html?cmpid=15585797
So far it's a she said - she said thing, but I guess fraud in social programs is not unknown.
Bijou this is beautiful and goes way, way back
In a class for homemaking, each week a student would bring in food for us to cook for the class. We had no problem when the kids cooked p Marconi and cheese or chicken stew. We students helped with the cooking and then got to eat the results.
My dad had a small line of Lobster traps as a hobby and as there were only 10 girls in the class including me he gave me and the teacher 12 one pound beasts to cook at school. I brought the butter and lemon and we set up the pots to cook the damn things.
There was allot of hovering around at the door by our and others teachers, Crap.
End of story's was 6 of us including me were called out of the class room on some pretext and when we got back----Guess what, nothing but a pile of shells that we had to clean up and all the teachers in that small school wiping butter off their mouths.
And Conservatives wondered at the time we kids related to the old saying " Never trust anyone over 30. "
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Bijou this is beautiful and goes way, way back
In a class for homemaking, each week a student would bring in food for us to cook for the class. We had no problem when the kids cooked p Marconi and cheese or chicken stew. We students helped with the cooking and then got to eat the results.
My dad had a small line of Lobster traps as a hobby and as there were only 10 girls in the class including me he gave me and the teacher 12 one pound beasts to cook at school. I brought the butter and lemon and we set up the pots to cook the damn things.
There was allot of hovering around at the door by our and others teachers, Crap.
End of story's was 6 of us including me were called out of the class room on some pretext and when we got back----Guess what, nothing but a pile of shells that we had to clean up and all the teachers in that small school wiping butter off their mouths.
And Conservatives wondered at the time we kids related to the old saying " Never trust anyone over 30. "
You had lobsters in HomeEc cooking class!?!?! Oh. My. I would have thought I had died and gone to heaven!!
You and I are probably about the only two here who had to take HomeEc. :thatsright:
Most exciting thing we made (to me) was chocolate chip cookies...which I already knew how to make. But I did learn how to make a white sauce...that never actually made it on to anything else... :lmao:
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You had lobsters in HomeEc cooking class!?!?! Oh. My. I would have thought I had died and gone to heaven!!
You and I are probably about the only two here who had to take HomeEc. :thatsright:
Most exciting thing we made (to me) was chocolate chip cookies...which I already knew how to make. But I did learn how to make a white sauce...that never actually made it on to anything else... :lmao:
Debk to tell the truth I was lousy at Home Ec. so dad wanted me to go into the next grade and offered the lobsters as an incentive to get passed. A+++
It worked as I had to cover the F's in physical education. I was out of school for 2 years before doctors found some weird stuff in my back bone. All those years I had been riding horses and climbing trees but could not do sit ups and I was a very clumsy goof ball. Extended coxes ???-------However when some one put music on, I could dance all night.
This was an odd time for me all the girls told me the PE teacher was a lesbian and liked girls. I shocked my friends when I told them I like girls and had no idea what they were talking about. Damn, someone told me all about gay life and it broke my heart.
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I took Home Ec. I made an Apron!
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This was an odd time for me all the girls told me the PE teacher was a lesbian and liked girls. I shocked my friends when I told them I like girls and had no idea what they were talking about. Damn, someone told me all about gay life and it broke my heart.
Don't feel bad. I remember when boys were wearing T-shirts that had the number 69 in big black letters, and underneath, "Breakfast of Champions". I asked one of them "How did you get a Wheaties t-shirt?" They all laughed, and I didn't understand why....until a girlfriend told me....in very specific terms. I was 14-15? and mortified. I never again asked that a t-shirt or a "dirty" joke be explained to me, just pretended to "get it".
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You had lobsters in HomeEc cooking class!?!?! Oh. My. I would have thought I had died and gone to heaven!!
You and I are probably about the only two here who had to take HomeEc. :thatsright:
Most exciting thing we made (to me) was chocolate chip cookies...which I already knew how to make. But I did learn how to make a white sauce...that never actually made it on to anything else... :lmao:
I had to take HomeEc.....It was different
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You had lobsters in HomeEc cooking class!?!?! Oh. My. I would have thought I had died and gone to heaven!!
You and I are probably about the only two here who had to take HomeEc. :thatsright:
Most exciting thing we made (to me) was chocolate chip cookies...which I already knew how to make. But I did learn how to make a white sauce...that never actually made it on to anything else... :lmao:
Home Ec was required for me to take in the 8th and 9th grade. And oh boy did I butcher up a pair of shorts and a skirt when we were learning to sew. The cooking, however, was fun! WE didn't do lobster, but we did several casseroles and desserts. Boys also had to take these classes. We had some serious fun in that class.
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You and I are probably about the only two here who had to take HomeEc. :thatsright:
I almost didn't graduate because I never had Home Ec...switched schools my junior year and it was a required class for girls. ::)
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Ladies,
When I was in 7th grade, if you weren't taking Band or Chior, the only elective open to you was Wood shop/Art/Home Ec/Health. (one of those each quarter)
So guess who had to take Home Ec to get out of 7th grade?
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Ladies,
When I was in 7th grade, if you weren't taking Band or Chior, the only elective open to you was Wood shop/Art/Home Ec/Health. (one of those each quarter)
So guess who had to take Home Ec to get out of 7th grade?
Just for the hell of it me an 3 other fools took it in 8 th grade...we were the best cooks and seamtresses in the whole class. 40 years later when mother died and we were cleaning out the old home, momma still had the table cloth and napkins I had made.
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Home Ec / Drama and Shop / Art were compulsory at my school for 8th grade. You did one pair per semester.
'Course I was a only child in a single parent - working family so I knew most of the cooking and house keeping side already. Sewing was a new thing but still worth learning.
Failed Art and Drama in a fairly epic way though.
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Just for the hell of it me an 3 other fools took it in 8 th grade...we were the best cooks and seamtresses in the whole class. 40 years later when mother died and we were cleaning out the old home, momma still had the table cloth and napkins I had made.
The skills I picked up in Home Ec helped me survive as a bachelor until I was 31. (It also didn't hurt my chances with the ladies when I could invite them over to my place and serve them something other than boxed Mac&Cheese (aka: Yellow death) when they arived.) Hell, my wife still likes it when I "get all gourmet" on her.
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When I was in school, in 8th grade, the girls took a semester of cooking and one of sewing..both were mandatory. The boys had a whole year of "shop"...I don't remember if it was broken up into two different things like ours was or not. I do know that there wasn't a choice of Shop or Home Ec.
My oldest graduated HS in 97 here in TN (I was in IA), and Home Ec was long gone when she got to middle school, in the early 90's.
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When I was in school, in 8th grade, the girls took a semester of cooking and one of sewing..both were mandatory. The boys had a whole year of "shop"...I don't remember if it was broken up into two different things like ours was or not. I do know that there wasn't a choice of Shop or Home Ec.
My oldest graduated HS in 97 here in TN (I was in IA), and Home Ec was long gone when she got to middle school, in the early 90's.
In our Kansas town, they still have Home Ec in middle and high school, open to both boys and girls (I don't think it's required for either.) They have the beginning classes, that do some basic cooking and a sewing project in 8 (or 9) weeks, and also the advance class that lasts a semester. They also teach both shop and construction, the construction class builds a nice-size shed every year. I think they still have Auto Mechanics for both sexes, also...teaches basics like oil change, brake pad replacement, etc. We also have both Band and Orchestra...with great teachers. I'm not sure exactly how our little town (less than 15,000) affords all this...but am thankful it does!!
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Bijou this is beautiful and goes way, way back
In a class for homemaking, each week a student would bring in food for us to cook for the class. We had no problem when the kids cooked p Marconi and cheese or chicken stew. We students helped with the cooking and then got to eat the results.
My dad had a small line of Lobster traps as a hobby and as there were only 10 girls in the class including me he gave me and the teacher 12 one pound beasts to cook at school. I brought the butter and lemon and we set up the pots to cook the damn things.
There was allot of hovering around at the door by our and others teachers, Crap.
End of story's was 6 of us including me were called out of the class room on some pretext and when we got back----Guess what, nothing but a pile of shells that we had to clean up and all the teachers in that small school wiping butter off their mouths.
And Conservatives wondered at the time we kids related to the old saying " Never trust anyone over 30. "
And...this justifies FRAUD and cheating the taxpayers how?
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I took Home Ec. I made an Apron!
As a senior in high school, I HAD to take home Ec. I made a shirt and a hamburger.
Now you know - why I am the way I am... :-)
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Ladies,
When I was in 7th grade, if you weren't taking Band or Chior, the only elective open to you was Wood shop/Art/Home Ec/Health. (one of those each quarter)
So guess who had to take Home Ec to get out of 7th grade?
You got out of 7th grade?!!!
Color *ME* jealous!
I continue to have emotional issues over my "failures" then - way back in 1972.
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In our Kansas town, they still have Home Ec in middle and high school, open to both boys and girls (I don't think it's required for either.) They have the beginning classes, that do some basic cooking and a sewing project in 8 (or 9) weeks, and also the advance class that lasts a semester. They also teach both shop and construction, the construction class builds a nice-size shed every year. I think they still have Auto Mechanics for both sexes, also...teaches basics like oil change, brake pad replacement, etc. We also have both Band and Orchestra...with great teachers. I'm not sure exactly how our little town (less than 15,000) affords all this...but am thankful it does!!
That's really great!!
I know the high schools have Auto Mechanics and an Electronic something or other because my son took it. He was in the first class for 2 days, and was moved into the second one...not because he had learned the stuff...but has some uncanny natural ability for it. (no clue where it came from!) As far as I know, these classes are open to girls too.
There is nothing in HomeEc anymore. Sad really, because it's a good base for adult living. I really wish they would go back to it, add in some home financial management(budgeting, saving, future planning, major purchase shopping - cars, houses, appliances, furniture), some decorating/maintenance skills like painting, wallpapering, tiling, minor plumbing, etc. Basic practical life skills. A kid can get through life without taking a Drama class and survive, but without learning some basic living skills, adult life can be pretty difficult until they are learned. I don't know how much kids are learning that type of stuff from their parents these days.
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And...this justifies FRAUD and cheating the taxpayers how?
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Follow the thread, PG...this post was about teachers eating food not intended for them...leading to me, then everyone else, including you....talking about our experiences in HomeEc when we were in school, and it not being in schools these days, in some places. :tongue:
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Follow the thread, PG...this post was about teachers eating food not intended for them...leading to me, then everyone else, including you....talking about our experiences in HomeEc when we were in school, and it not being in schools these days, in some places. :tongue:
Yes BUTT, my initial response was aimed at teachers committing fraud against the taxpayer. I have zero problem with my tax dollars going to help those that are truly in need. Teachers however, have a J-O-B and an income. If they cannot afford their own lunch and therefore steal it (they're just being greedy thieves), they are living beyond their means.
As far as this thread degrading into a home-Ec experiences of our youth genre, I will be the first to admit I LIKE IT!! :-) :tongue:
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Yes BUTT, my initial response was aimed at teachers committing fraud against the taxpayer. I have zero problem with my tax dollars going to help those that are truly in need. Teachers however, have a J-O-B and an income. If they cannot afford their own lunch and therefore steal it (they're just being greedy thieves), they are living beyond their means.
As far as this thread degrading into a home-Ec experiences of our youth genre, I will be the first to admit I LIKE IT!! :-) :tongue:
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Oh yea, I'll take your :blowkiss: and raise you :heart: and :yahoo: and :cheers2:!
So there! :-)
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Oh yea, I'll take your :blowkiss: and raise you :heart: and :yahoo: and :cheers2:!
So there! :-)
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:shucks:
I have 'issues'...it should be obvious by now... :-)
If you were to meet me...seriously...run away screaming...it is the only way to be sure...
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I have 'issues'...it should be obvious by now... :-)
No more than any of the rest of us. :tongue:
Difference between us and the Dummies? We know and admit to having issues, they don't.