Apples
Our school sells fundraising apples at the moment.
I've noticed that after apple pick-up day, the children waiting at the bus stop put apples out on the road for cars to run over.
On Friday I took the car. As I drove towards the bus stop, I noticed a solitary apple sitting in the middle of the lane. A group of children at the bus stop looked hopefully on.
I swerved slightly to ensure that the apple crunched dramatically beneath our tyres.
The children jumped up and down, whooping and cheering with delight! I chuckled.
(Policy makers take note: you can't really make people do anything. They have to have incentives that make sense to them in order to act in the desired way. Merely making healthy food available does not mean that children will eat it - especially when there are other, more entertaining possibilities!).
I've noticed that after apple pick-up day, the children waiting at the bus stop put apples out on the road for cars to run over.
On Friday I took the car. As I drove towards the bus stop, I noticed a solitary apple sitting in the middle of the lane. A group of children at the bus stop looked hopefully on.
I swerved slightly to ensure that the apple crunched dramatically beneath our tyres.
The children jumped up and down, whooping and cheering with delight! I chuckled.
(Policy makers take note: you can't really make people do anything. They have to have incentives that make sense to them in order to act in the desired way. Merely making healthy food available does not mean that children will eat it - especially when there are other, more entertaining possibilities!).
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