tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post6261001517946838900..comments2023-10-14T09:44:21.840-05:00Comments on People I Want to Punch in the Throat: BMI Grade Cards at SchoolJen Piwtpitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09576108150881254072noreply@blogger.comBlogger82125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-11617083793750055802014-03-05T21:50:58.129-06:002014-03-05T21:50:58.129-06:00Has anyone heard about the new ppacked lunch REQUI...Has anyone heard about the new ppacked lunch REQUIREMENTS?! If your kid is missing something from their lunch they are given one and you get a bill!!!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14147250050320495087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-83427319445675352022013-10-25T11:19:23.246-05:002013-10-25T11:19:23.246-05:00I'm a high school sophomore, and for gym class...I'm a high school sophomore, and for gym class it is required that we have our blood pressure taken, BMI, height and weight, bicep strength, and then we run a pacer test to see how many times we can run back and forth across the gym before we have to quit because you feel like you can't breathe or you're going to pass out. My gym teacher this year told us that if we aren't in the healthy zone for the pacers, or if we didn't increase from last year, you've gotta run it again. Then at the end of the semester we're each given a "health report card" that has all the results and ranks you on a percentage scale for how healthy you are. It's nothing new, either. Been doing most of these since kindergarten. Julia Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15907056708753962324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-72262207680594566692013-09-29T10:47:17.157-05:002013-09-29T10:47:17.157-05:00Is there anyone who cares about their kid who does...Is there anyone who cares about their kid who doesn't know if they are overweight? If you don't care about your kid, then the school telling you the kid is overweight isn't going to make a bit of difference. Also is there anyone who doesn't know what healthy eating is? Just ridiculous!BijouxBabyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766008929895031252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-89917174384390103252013-09-17T17:17:13.332-05:002013-09-17T17:17:13.332-05:00How can you even calculate a BMI based strictly on...How can you even calculate a BMI based strictly on weight and not their height - using the "average height" for their age range and not their actual height???? So ridiculous!! I'd be at the next School Board meeting pitching a fit. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-8189988356619274992013-09-17T17:13:59.806-05:002013-09-17T17:13:59.806-05:00I agree! BMI is a JOKE!! I am always told my BMI...I agree! BMI is a JOKE!! I am always told my BMI is in the "obese" range. I am 43 years old and still a freaking gymnast and a Soldier! I am 5'5" and 175 lbs - sounds heavy, right? But I am super muscular in my legs and arms. BMI does not take into account muscularity. Water Immersion or Bioelectrical impedance analysis (electrical resistance) are the only way to tell what your true Body Fat is. BMI should never be used because it is completely erroneous. It is unconscionable for schools to use this to try and tell parents their children are fat. It is NONE of the schools business unless they see abuse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-42458943438895400232013-09-15T16:32:21.670-05:002013-09-15T16:32:21.670-05:00This whole thing is BS to me. It is seriously NOT...This whole thing is BS to me. It is seriously NOT the school's business to decide whether my child is fat or not. Eating disorders will certainly be on the rise. I know I would have been devastated if I was told I was fat as a kid. Our school is pushing "healthy" eating so much that my daughter is afraid to put anything in her mouth now. I sent my son in with a bag of BAKED chips for snack which came from the SCHOOL CAFETERIA and his teacher told him to tell his mom that he can't have this for snack. But we can serve it to them for lunch???? I am a "lunch lady" in our elementary school and when we serve popcorn chicken on a salad, 95% of the kids take the popcorn chicken and an apple because they are forced to take a fruit or vegetable and that is their lunch. 11 bite size pieces of breaded chicken crap, and apple that goes in the garbage, and ff choc milk is NOT a healthy or substantial lunch for these growing kids. My kids take lunch to school 99% of the time. I always pack them some sort of fruit and/or veggie with whatever else I choose to feed them. At least I know they are eating their lunches to get them through the day, and it is way better than the supposed "healthy" lunches we are being forced to serve them now. Thanks Michelle Obama. Don't even get me started.gaomomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00753129531740758305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-33458598239279652862013-09-15T11:09:54.097-05:002013-09-15T11:09:54.097-05:00The formula to calculate has you enter the child&#...The formula to calculate has you enter the child's height and weight: wt.(lbs)/ [height (inches)]squared X 703<br /><br />The CDC has a great page explaining this if you want to know more.Wendy at Taking the Long Way Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09934786207724059919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-33425748155014938672013-09-14T10:56:16.946-05:002013-09-14T10:56:16.946-05:00WTF!?!?! Where the crap is that happening?? This i...WTF!?!?! Where the crap is that happening?? This infuriates me!! I have tiny kids who have always been off the growth charts but that doesn't matter. I can't even....I'm almost speechless!!!<br /><br />cowtailsandhaybales.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16326313947903355624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-20004495243299107092013-09-14T08:26:41.196-05:002013-09-14T08:26:41.196-05:00"Hey kid- you're fat! Nah, we're not ..."Hey kid- you're fat! Nah, we're not going to have P.E. today.. oh, but here's a plate of chicken nuggets!" SMH.RachRiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16555149721317451097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-20557272551574407082013-09-13T18:44:28.814-05:002013-09-13T18:44:28.814-05:00The Federally funded, Breakfast in the Classroom p...The Federally funded, Breakfast in the Classroom program in which many Title I(schools with a high number of free and reduced lunch participants) schools participate is horrible. Breakfast can consist of one of the following: Pop-Tarts, or Sausage Pancake Wrap, or Cinnamon disks(basically, cookies), or let's not forget Breakfast Pizza. The sugar and fat content in each is staggering. But, hey everyone eats and it's free for them.... something's not right. Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10027947365593707958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-36018773689926177112013-09-12T22:49:20.149-05:002013-09-12T22:49:20.149-05:00BMI for children is not based on their own height ...BMI for children is not based on their own height at all. It is based on the average height for that child's age. Roxannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07955600902920070959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-4956000476918352962013-09-12T17:04:42.037-05:002013-09-12T17:04:42.037-05:00Fish. Treasures.Fish. Treasures.sambycathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05473338458321193858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-51663693825591124302013-09-12T15:21:23.542-05:002013-09-12T15:21:23.542-05:00I'm a pediatric nurse at The Stollery Children...I'm a pediatric nurse at The Stollery Children's Hospital in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. BMI's are not accurate in children and can only be used as a suggestion in a person of average build. For example, athletes often have incredibly inaccurate BMI's due to muscle mass and body build. Children are the same. Their bodies are too different to use the same calculation on everyone and consider it accurate. But aside from all that, the entire concept is ridiculous! Like our kids need another thing to obsess about. Body image is already a problem amongst our youth, especially young girls inundated with fashion magazines, unhealthy models and actresses who dearly need a cheeseburger. Lets worry about school being about, just a thought here, education. Teach them about a healthy lifestyle, as well as empathy, social conscious and curriculum!TaraLeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05674698361054508190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-764279216880132592013-09-12T13:14:03.327-05:002013-09-12T13:14:03.327-05:00They do this but yet take gym and recess away. Ma...They do this but yet take gym and recess away. Makes no sense.<br />Feed them crap for lunch then lock them in classrooms for 7-8 hrs a day sitting at desk.<br />Bring back organized recess and/or gym class.Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18111245281218614074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-63880682661229677322013-09-12T08:42:52.976-05:002013-09-12T08:42:52.976-05:00Thank you for saying this. While I don't agree...Thank you for saying this. While I don't agree with the tactic, sending the report home with the child, I can't see where the harm is in notifying a parent of their kids heigh/weight/BMI what have you. We were weighed in school every year, 20+ years ago. It's no different. Unfortunately, we are a society that blames everyone else for our problems and this is just one more example. Have a conversation with your kid about healthy eating, exercise and send them to school with their own lunch. How does that create a complex? I'd be willing to bet the parents aren't eating healthy either. This isn't big government. This is coming from a school where your child spends 40+ hours a week, which is probably more than they spend with you. Why wouldn't they help?Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17866873208287896501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-61525410437870692522013-09-12T08:06:21.251-05:002013-09-12T08:06:21.251-05:00I'm thinking I might just keep them out of sch...I'm thinking I might just keep them out of school that day-for their health!<br />Jennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08096166838224852282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-39085787496708150332013-09-12T07:44:20.182-05:002013-09-12T07:44:20.182-05:00WHAT?! I would have been considered EXTREMELY obes...WHAT?! I would have been considered EXTREMELY obese as a child, then. I was always in the 90th percentile...sometimes even taller. I just stopped growing at 13 rather than growing into high school. Goodness, that's a HORRENDOUS way to do things.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-81660077138938356052013-09-12T07:41:38.892-05:002013-09-12T07:41:38.892-05:00Well, funnel cake is just fried pancake batter...i...Well, funnel cake is just fried pancake batter...it's actually less sugary than some cereals, I imagine... and definitely less terrible than donuts, which are accepted as breakfast food all the time. I don't think the schools should be feeding such garbage, but it's one of the least offensive "fair foods"...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-7704504738153678692013-09-11T22:04:29.334-05:002013-09-11T22:04:29.334-05:00A. I agree that obesity is a problem, adult and ch...A. I agree that obesity is a problem, adult and childhood. B. They DO send a letter home with the child in some places. Coincidentally I just talked to a mom today that had it happen locally. She called and bitched and now the send it instead. C. This is just one more example of the government inserting itself where it DOES NOT belong, locally OR nationally. It is absolutely NONE of their business what you feed your kids as long as you do. It may be a bad choice, but it is not theirs to make. This is typical in your face overstepping of power. We're going to tell you how to live, even if it is against your rights, but we're just doing it for your own good. D. The public school system has myriad problems that are SO much bigger and important than this. If they have a problem with how a crappy parent deals with their child they should take it up with said crappy parent and not punish everyone. The system, much like it is outside of school, caters to shitty parents. They are made to believe they are entitled to be a shit parent and aren't held accountable for their child's behavior or their own. Lastly, this is the height of hypocrisy when as this mom said,they shove crap food at these kids to save a buck. The 'first lady' made them change lunch guidelines to be healthier. What this did is give the kids the same crap food they always had, but basically the get more fruit and vegetables that they didn't eat before the change so they just throw more away. I work at a grade school and see it every day. Also hypocrisy because they cram these kids so full of false self esteem mumbo jumbo that they think they should be rewarded for any kind of decent behavior. It's all about making them feel wonderful and rewarding them for mediocrity. Feel good about yourself blah blah. Now they decide it's a good idea to tell kids they're fat?! How's that work. I agree with the woman that it will increase eating disorders and I'll take it a step further and say it'll also increase depression and for young teen girls, probably being suicidal. Body image is everything to them. summyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13848643102117201489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-58827364481215008722013-09-11T20:35:16.509-05:002013-09-11T20:35:16.509-05:00This kind of thing isn't for parents like you....This kind of thing isn't for parents like you. It's for those parents that don't take their kid to a doctor regularly. And you don't mention it, but I would think this kind of thing would be confidential and mailed directly to the parents. <br />It sucks, but there are a lot of parents out there not parenting, which is why the schools are trying to step in. But then good parents get outraged and the un-parented kids continue to slip through the cracks. The people you need to punch here are the assholes who are not parenting the kids they chose to have. <br /><br />However, you do have an excellent point about the food. That's the only food some of those kids are getting all day. Abby Normalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03365686285758071417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-16619863875546085362013-09-11T16:53:56.528-05:002013-09-11T16:53:56.528-05:00AGREED!! I'm so glad that the district where ...AGREED!! I'm so glad that the district where I teach has opted out of calculating and reporting BMI to the parents. Nazi tactics!! 7th Grade Language Arts - Mrs. Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13877628328604408946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-34553857630550119862013-09-11T15:57:29.729-05:002013-09-11T15:57:29.729-05:00A-FUCKING-men. I love you Jen. I agree whole-heart...A-FUCKING-men. I love you Jen. I agree whole-heartedly. Gawd we are of the same mind on everything. Except I didn't get the balls to type it all out on the internet. I'm so, so glad to have you as a friend, Jen. Really and truly. Nicole Leigh Shawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02042126240711460836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-78393980473427389132013-09-11T13:56:47.724-05:002013-09-11T13:56:47.724-05:00So many awful things come from well-intentioned id...So many awful things come from well-intentioned idiots. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00568034681803349166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-4868172067815948582013-09-11T12:54:30.450-05:002013-09-11T12:54:30.450-05:00Please read this article before using BMI to valid...Please read this article before using BMI to validate anything...: Top 10 Reasons Why The BMI Is Bogus http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106268439Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-3843488180904690722013-09-11T12:51:42.390-05:002013-09-11T12:51:42.390-05:00The fact of the matter is, a BMI score wouldn'...The fact of the matter is, a BMI score wouldn't be helpful to your stepdaughter. Any doctor could tell her that she is overweight and is looking at a long trail of health problems for the rest of her life without going to those scores. The whole BMI system is faulty. Is was created by a mathematician who wanted to chart the rate of obesity in whole countries. When he found that none of the formulas he came up with matched the data at hand, he took the data and backward-engineered the formula.<br /><br />That's like saying, "The answer is 4; what is the question?" And you say, "2+2=?" and while that could be correct, the question could be "2x+1=?" or "20/10=?" or "How many legs does a dog have?" or "Subtract 1 from the number of licks it takes to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop. What is the answer?"<br /><br />The logic used to create the BMI is faulty and isn't remotely applicable to healthy people. It also creates a number-centric idea of health, when, in reality, if you eat healthy and are physically active, you will be healthy. That will look different for everyone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com