I'm all for eating healthier, but THIS COUNTRY IS GETTING NUTTIER AND NUTTIER. I never smoked, but banning it and making it illegal were harbingers of things to come. Then the Safety Police got involved with seatbelts... Then trans fats and high fructose corn syrup... As they are all hard to defend against, everyone has let this country start down the slippery slope because 'Well, it won't affect me much and its a good thing...".
Everyone should WAKE-UP. Tell the Health Police to pound sand and demand more personal accountability responsibility, not hand over more decisions to the government!
Detention in school as she had a piece of candy that didn't meet 'minimal nutrition guidelines'!!!? ARE YOU KIDDING, AMERICA?
My favorite part is "She suggested that Monroe's Office of Career Advancement shows preferential treatment to students with excellent grades. "They favor more toward students that got a 4.0. They help them more out with the job placement," she said."...
This is the inevitable result of the 'Everyone Gets A Trophy Just For Playing' Generation. \
Hey, she showed up. She did 'all right'. She wants her pay-off now.
What did we, as a nation, expect? We tell our children that everyone should be treated the same, that winning isn't as important as playing, and pat them on the back and reward them for attendance. Now she is an adult and wants a reward for attendance and thinks its unfair the students who worked harder to be the best are getting preferential treatment.
This is not her issue. It is our issue. My fear is that there will be many more Ms. Thompsons graduating.
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I'm all for eating healthier, but THIS COUNTRY IS GETTING NUTTIER AND NUTTIER. I never smoked, but banning it and making it illegal were harbingers of things to come. Then the Safety Police got involved with seatbelts... Then trans fats and high fructose corn syrup... As they are all hard to defend against, everyone has let this country start down the slippery slope because 'Well, it won't affect me much and its a good thing...". Everyone should WAKE-UP. Tell the Health Police to pound sand and demand more personal accountability responsibility, not hand over more decisions to the government! Detention in school as she had a piece of candy that didn't meet 'minimal nutrition guidelines'!!!? ARE YOU KIDDING, AMERICA?
My favorite part is "She suggested that Monroe's Office of Career Advancement shows preferential treatment to students with excellent grades. "They favor more toward students that got a 4.0. They help them more out with the job placement," she said."... This is the inevitable result of the 'Everyone Gets A Trophy Just For Playing' Generation. \ Hey, she showed up. She did 'all right'. She wants her pay-off now. What did we, as a nation, expect? We tell our children that everyone should be treated the same, that winning isn't as important as playing, and pat them on the back and reward them for attendance. Now she is an adult and wants a reward for attendance and thinks its unfair the students who worked harder to be the best are getting preferential treatment. This is not her issue. It is our issue. My fear is that there will be many more Ms. Thompsons graduating.