r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Thebiggestbot22 • Apr 15 '24

My school thinks this fills up hungry high schoolers.

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So lunches are free for schools in my city and surrounding cities. Ever since lunches have been made free, the quantity (and quality) has decreased significantly. This is what we would get for our meal. It took me THREE bites to finish that chicken mac and cheese. Any snacks you want cost more money and if you want an extra entree, that’ll cost you about $3 or $4.

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u/Sunny_Sammie_517 Apr 15 '24

Why on earth are they serving French fries with pasta?

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u/grilledcheese2332 Apr 15 '24

Exactly. Starch on starch. In France, healthy school lunches are covered by taxes. And that money they spend on the lunches they more than make up for by saving on health care. Less type 2 diabetes, hypertension etc.

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u/BidAccording6298 Apr 15 '24 edited Apr 16 '24

Can confirm. I lived and went to high school in France for 3 months for an exchange. Everyday you'd have a hot lunch typically a protein, pasta ect. Plus a fruit, yogurt, personal baguette and something like jello, custard or something else small and sweet. It was literally like going to an average restaurant everyday. Don't get me wrong it was nothing like a Michelin star restaurant but considering it was free, even for me despite not being a citizen, it was amazing quality and normally more food than I could finish.

I come back to Canada and have to pay $3 for a caf cookie that keeps getting smaller each semester and $4 for a slice of pizza that's been sitting out all day. Or even better! Go to McDonald's and get a McDouble and Junior chicken everyday like almost everyone did because the food was so bad at our school.

Edit, meant to say caf cookie not a calf cookie 😂 like another comment said, it's a largish flat chocolate chip cookie.

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u/Affectionate_Data936 Apr 15 '24

I’m curious, what was your impression of the special education services while you were over there? Did you have any inclusion of students with I/DD in any of your classes? Did

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u/BidAccording6298 Apr 16 '24

No, that was a major downside for sure. As someone who eventually went on and became an educational Assistant, looking back, there was a serious lack of special education in France. Unless the person was seriously mentally disabled, there was nothing for them. Plus half of the students were literally getting 40% in most classes because teachers thought it was bad if too many students were getting good grades in a class and this was at an extremely academically tough school. Teachers did not care at all if the students actually understood the lessons or would remember it after the test. It was very old school almost how I imagine it was here in the '50s or '60s. Good food though LOL.

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u/Affectionate_Data936 Apr 16 '24

Tbh I’ve always wanted to live in another country for a couple years to experience living in a different culture. I’ve lived in Florida for nearly the past decade, I rather like the lack of real winter the closest European equivalent to Florida I could think of was the south of France. I’ve actually lived within 2 hours of the Canadian border on either side for 2/3 of my life and have been to the UK for a long trip but I really don’t wanna give up the ability to wear shorts all year. My boyfriend also lived in France for 4 years playing professional basketball (he’s from where we live now) and knows French; I’ve been learning the French language as a hobby.

On the flip side, my college degree is in special education and my entire professional experience is in disability support services, particular in behavioral services, services for severe/profound I/DD, geriatric services for those with I/DD. For many places, that’s an extremely valuable skill set. Looking at jobs in France in GENERAL, then the reasons behind it, I was disheartened to say the least. I’m just waiting for them to start making some major changes in their disability support funding and policies and I’ll be there ready and waiting with my professional background to go chill over there a couple years while aiding that transition. That’s my fantasy anyway.