Food waste is common in many schools. Students at Whitewater Middle School in the US once found 200 pounds (90.7 kg) of food had been thrown away after just one of their school's daily meals. They said it was both unpleasant and educational.
A student said, "You don't realize how much food waste you're making till you see it." To deal with this problem, Whitewater has added environmental science as a new school program this year. Teachers will lead students to do research about how food connects with the environment, poverty (贫穷) and people's health.
Whitewater teachers make sure students know how their own eating habits are part of bigger problems. In environmental literature (文学) classes, students read books such as Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal.
Teacher Lyman says that in language arts classes, students discuss why poor people often have less healthy food. Lyman says she wants students to ask themselves some basic questions: "What do we eat? What do we waste?"
The situation of food waste in Whitewater Middle School | The students once as much food as 200 pounds after just one of their school's daily meals. |
The of solving the problem | 1. Environmental science has been as a new school program this year. Students discuss the connection between food and the environment, poverty and people's health. 2. Environmental literature classes are opened. Students know their eating habits can cause many big . 3. In language arts classes, students discuss the why the poor people get less healthy food. |
