tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3441037586839214871.post8536251587084142852..comments2024-02-12T08:34:18.666-05:00Comments on The Long Road: An Uppity Fatty VictoryCarolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05859075229519368228noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3441037586839214871.post-32623574286616730612016-01-06T15:21:20.753-05:002016-01-06T15:21:20.753-05:00It's great that you are trying to better the s...It's great that you are trying to better the system for the kids you work with! We used to be given letter grades for our health and I was always scored as a C-. After putting in all the work I do, getting such a sub-par grade was so disheartening (even to me as an adult!) It caused me to wonder, "why do I bother trying so hard? I can't win." And that thought process encouraged me to give up. Grading, weighing, and measuring people of all ages like this is just hurtful to them, never helpful or encouraging.Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05859075229519368228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3441037586839214871.post-87919074215221496912016-01-05T20:52:06.969-05:002016-01-05T20:52:06.969-05:00I'm glad to hear of some change in attitude. I...I'm glad to hear of some change in attitude. I've been complaining to our school nurses since I started working there about their bogus use of BMI scores and how they negatively impact healthy children... and give a pass to some very unhealthy lifestyles just because a kid "scores well".RBurbagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04136068917078375880noreply@blogger.com