Benefits of a school breakfast program
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The benefits of a school breakfast program outweigh the few difficulties encountered in setting up and administering the program itself. The benefits accrue to the children, parents and school staff. Currently, school breakfast programs feed 5.8 million children daily (Lawton, 1995, p. 1). It has been estimated that there are an additional 5.5 million children under the age of 12 who are hungry at least 7 days a month for at least 6 months a year (Trotter, 1992, p. 36). Teachers at schools which participate in the federal breakfast program report that the students are more attentive, calmer, have more energy, and have fewer complaints of stomachaches (Coles, 1995, p. 10). Family dynamics are changing; there are more single parents and families in which both parents are forced to work. Children do not always leave home for school after eating a nutritious breakfast. Parents can see the benefits and convenience of allowing their children to eat breakfast at school. All the evidence supports the positive aspects of offering breakfast to all children at school. A breakfast program increases children's test scores. A comparison of standard achievement test scores between children who participated in the school breakfast program and those who did not showed an increase in both groups' scores as would be expected from one year to the next. The average increase in scores from one year to the next for students who participated in the program was 48.4
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oes not need a kitchen or cafeteria. Breakfast requires only an extra 10 to 15 minutes before class and can be served in the children's classroom (Trotter, 1992, p. 36). The enhanced learning and increased attention of the children clearly warrant the addition of breakfast to the school program. The costs of beginning and maintaining a breakfast program are reimbursed by the federal government and increased test scores enhance the school's image.
References
Coles, A. D. (1995, January 11). Experimental program serves up breakfast for all students. Education Week, p. 10.
Lawton, M. (1995, March 29). A political food fight: Heat is turned up over funding claims for meals programs. Education Week, p. 1+.
Ragno, M. B. (1994). Teachers' perceptions of the school breakfast program. U.S. Department of Education: Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC).
Saks, J. B. (1995, May). Cereal killers: Why some board members declare war on school breakfast. American School Board Journal, 182, 35-38.
Tingling-Clemmons, M. (1991). Breakfast: don't start school without it! A school breakfast campaign kit. U.S. Department of Education: Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC).
Trotter, A. (1992, M
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