Hunger in U.S. Public Schools

HUNGER IN U.S. PUBLIC SCHOOLS

America's public schools are frought with students who come to school hungry each day and go home either hungry or malnurished. The discussion we want to create revolves around the follow thoughts:

-What does hunger look like in U.S. public schools?
-How does student hunger impact student achievement and learning?
-Can educators and school professionals effectively implement curriculum in the face of student hunger?

Friday, May 6, 2011

Do new anti-child obesity ads go too far?

This advertisement (http://www.stopchildhoodobesity.com/), part of a "Stop Child Obesity" campaign in Georgia, won some enthusiastic praise for their attention-grabbing tactics. But such ads also have outraged parents, activists and academics who feel the result is more stigma for an already beleaguered group of children.
This new public service campaign against childhood obesity has drawn fire from critics who say it stigmatizes overweight children instead of helping them. Do you agree?

VOTE: http://today.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/06/6596325-do-new-anti-child-obesity-ads-go-too-far

(Today Show: www.msnbc.com, Fri May 6, 2011 9:09 AM EDT)
Posted by Alicia Lowen at 9:04 AM

1 comment:

  1. CJAJune 8, 2011 at 8:29 PM

    Do you think it stigmatizes children? I think it could, but I also think advertisement are the least of an overweight kid's worries. He/she is more interested in the opinions of their peers.

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