Child poverty is at an all time high in this country. Many children are arriving at school in the morning not having breakfast. A recent study conducted suggests that having breakfast has no bearing on the ability for children to learn. Read the following article form stuff.co.nz and explain your opinion as to whether schools should be providing breakfast for children who come to school hungry in the mornings.
Breakfast Research
i think that children definitely need breakfast in the mornings because they wouldn't be able to focus on the work at hand, and also I don't believe the surveys were accurate enough for a definite answer. They should set up a breakfast system because it will also take some stress off the children with unstable lives.
ReplyDeleteby Emily
I think that the surveys were definitely not good enough to find the real answer to the question . I also think that the answer they did come up with was wrong because surely it is harder to concentrate when there is no food in your stomach you would always just be thinking of morning tea time or lunch time. I think that if there is children out there who don't eat breakfast because of money and other issues then schools in those areas should definitely have a breakfast system at school so that children get enough food as they should be getting and also so that the children can actually concentrate at school.
ReplyDeletei think schools should defintly have have breckfast for kids who are not having breckfast in the morning. instead of day dreaming about food half the morning the kids could be learning. the survey that was asked was not really acurate maybe to get it right they could have voting boxes around nz so parents can put there veiw in ther so that way the voting is right .
ReplyDeleteI think that teachers should have meetings with parents and see if they are having problems with money and if they are the school should provid breakfast for the children. I also think that the teacher could ask the class as a group 'who hasn't had breakfast this morning and then ask why they haven't had it.
ReplyDeleteI have got a question: if they can't afford breakfast how can they afford other meals?
the parents might be spending all their money on drugs or alcohol.
Ben.r
I think that schools should provide breakfast for those children who actually haven't eaten it because their parents can't afford it, not to students who choose to not eat breakfast. Even though they won't concentrate as well its their own fault for not eating. I think that the cause of th survey was not properly tested in the study, just because their overall learning doesn't change in a year doesn't mean it won't, if they didn't focus properly in primary school imagine what it would be like in highschool. And doesn't every body say breakfast is the most important meal of the day, how come some children are practicly forced to not have it.
ReplyDeleteI think that breakfast should be provided to the kids who need it not want it. I think that in areas where kids go to school hungry the government should provide a big enough breakfast so they can concentrate and learn in class. I also dont agree with the results of this survey cos if i go to school hungry i know i cant concentrate properly.
ReplyDeleteAlyssa
i think that breakfast should be provided to the kids who need it because they couldn't focus on thier work i don't don't agree with the results of the survey because i can't concentrate propley with no breakfast
ReplyDeleteby lance
i think that the school should not waste anymore money on kids cause they are not making any improvements so it would seem silly to keep feeding the children, so that they can spend money on learning tools such as technology and books and stuff like that
ReplyDeletescotty
I think that breakfast should be provided to kids who need it. it doesn't need to be to all the kids at a school just the ones who need it. the government should provide a breakfast which is enough to sustain the kids for the whole school day. i know the stats said it made no difference but i think it would help the kids emotionally as well and they may know more than they used to because they are able to concentrate more because they are not feeling hungry. at my old school they used to do a breakfast thing in the morning and lots of kids would go before school if there family could not afford to feed them. i think the statistics are wrong and it is just the government wanting to keep the money for themselves. now i always have breakfast before i go to school and i think it helps, and i have evidence to back this up because some people in the class said if they do not have breakfast then they find it harder to concentrate
ReplyDeleteBreakfast is the most important meal of the day
By Quintn
i think its a good idea but what if it does not work and lots of money was wasted. But then what if it does work it will food. People would need to survey more catergarys (Area's) before desiding
ReplyDeletei think that it is a great idea to feed the kids who parents cant afford to buy them breakfast. if it costs the goverment or who ever is paying for it then so be it. i have been having breakfast ever since this came along and i have been able to concetrate in maths now. so i think that everyone and i mean everyone should have breakfast every morning.
ReplyDeleteby Ch1O3
i think the idea is great but only to be used in high poverty school in areas that need it even if it does not help them in school work it would bring the poverty down which will be a great thing and if the goverment couldnt come up with the money there could be an nz child poverty day to raise the funds needed so kids dont go hungry
ReplyDeletei think that Children do need breakfast in the morning so they dont go hungry at school but i mean if it doesnt make any improvment then they should stop spending money on providing beakfast for students and spend it on other school equipment like scotty said so yea
ReplyDeleteby molly <3 xo
helping child poverty by giving food at schools in high poverty areas is a good idea because it might help the kids concentrate and if not it will bring nz poverty down. when i have breakfast i find that i have loads of energy and can concentrate on all the my subjects which i wouldnt of without breakfast so helping feed kids in high poverty areas is a great idea.
ReplyDeleteCOURTNEY :)
I think they should provide Breakfast for children whos parents dont have enough money for food not people that choose not to have breakfast.my dad thinksthatthey should do it but for the parents who are on a benifit some of thier benifit should be cut because they are already getting support fron the goverment. i dont agree with the survey because i cant concentrate at all if i dont have breakfast because im concentrating on food not my work.
ReplyDeleteBy Micky :)
I think that kids should have breakfast but if they cant and their in decile 1-3 schools they should get a breakfast from the school once a week. I cant concentrate when i havn't had breakfast
ReplyDeleteI think thatit is important to have food and not be hungry at school because even if the results show that hunger is not effecting their school work it would be harder to cocerntrate during class and just because you eat breakfast doesnt mean that your test levals would bost up automaticly as an ezample I dont often eat breakfast but Ihave good results in all my reports maybe instead the question should not be about breakfast but about being hungry in general and I alsothink that the kids that were surveyed should have been people that are genuinlly hugry at school and dont worry to much abuot their pride.So perhapsteachers should have somthing set up at school and kids only come and get it if they need it.
ReplyDeletePetra:)
i think that it does have an effect because when i go to school with out having breakfast i cant consentrate as much as when i do have break fast children cant concentrate when they are feeling hungry because they think more of food and them eating then school work
ReplyDeleteI think that if kids are comming to school hungry its really bad coz it's really hard to concentrate when your hungry because you only think about food instead of what 2x2 is, but even if breakfast dosnt affect your test scores it mite change your attitude and make teaching easier for the teachers and even if it dosnt make a difference to that it is morraly wrong for kids to not have breakfast
ReplyDeleteErin:)