. (Barron's;New Jersey\;ASK-6:Language Arts Literacy Test,;pg.36,2009)
Dear Student Council,
"We need men who can dream of things that never were." (John F. Kennedy) Fortunately, we have students who have the capability to do this. These students have not recently been satisfied with the school lunches offered and are demanding an increment in choices. The student council has proposed an offer concerning this. Making this decision and adding additional choices to the lunch menu will not benefit the school. The school would incur a loss due to the extra expenditures.
Time is precious during the school day, and by wasting time for students' lunch, it would adversely impact their education. Lastly, this new addition to the menu would affect households drastically,especially if they are just above the poverty line.
Every year, the school district's budget decreases. However, the expenses for each school increase.When instituting additional items to the menu, the school will have to bear the burden of subsequent purchases. The school will be compelled to hire workers and cooks to prepare the food and possibly, with more food being cooked, the school may need more custodians. Furthermore, there may be items leftover each day. These items will eventually accumulate and become unsuitable for students' consumption. Students may argue that this new policy will benefit the school because more students will purchase lunch at a higher price than before. This is an inaccurate statement because the school will be required to purchase more materials for the school if more students buy lunch. By including new menu choices, it would be making the school suffer financially and consequently impact the students' education.
Time is invaluable and should not be wasted, especially during a school day. by adding an alteration to the school's lunch menu, it could affect the schools' daily schedule and waste time.Time is one of the only things that, once lost, may not be recovered. Students want better meals and more options. This is reasonable, but do they want an elongated school day. The answer is no, students do not want to stay in school for more time than usual.With more choices and consumers, the process of buying lunch will take longer. Students will not be able to finish their lunches and may have to stay back after their lunch period ends. This will have a domino effect on the daily schedule. This is analogous to an athlete that has lost his or her momentum. Acquiring momentum again as well as catching up with a delayed schedule is extremely difficult. Once they lose their continual pace, progress is slow or intermittent. Opponents may argue that the food provided to students will never be gourmet meals and that students will still be able to eat the food served quickly anyway. By inadvertently compelling students to eat their meals quickly,it will endanger students. In haste, students may choke and risk their lives just to finish eating.
The school and its students will not bear the burden of the new menu alone. Several households will have to suffer, especially those just above the poverty line. The increment of options on the menu will result in the cost of the school lunches to rise. The average income of some families may not leave enough room for other necessary purchases.Although it can be argued that households with low incomes are eligible for free meals or discounts, this isn't the case. Some families with quite high incomes can be in debt and only as few households are cognizant of the financial aid program.
Instituting additional items on the school menu will be an absurd idea and this proposal must be denied. This will put impending costs on the schools and families and will waste invaluable time. Clearly, the need for logical decisions and foresight is equivalent to the need this nation has of dreamers of nonexistent things.
