On Monday, I will be speaking at Mom Congress in Washington DC. I’m honored and thrilled to be a part of the event and I can’t wait to connect with moms from all over the country. I hope to inspire them to action in the name of child nutrition.
I’m there to speak, but I’ll be staying to attend the conference. I can’t wait to soak up the intelligence and passion of the attendees (one mom from each state – hence “congress”) and learn about their advocacy efforts at the local level. There will be breakout sessions with attendees and of course sessions led by speakers. Parenting magazine has lined up people who are making news in education, including Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and DC school reformer Michelle Rhee. Plenty of food for thought, indeed!
I feel guilt about missing work (I’m not being compensated and I’m taking unpaid time off for those who care), but I expect to come away from the experience with even more ideas to enrich the educational experience of my students. As usual I have to thank my husband for holding down the fort so that I can participate in amazing events like this without worrying about my little boy.
I’ll be sure to write a post about what I experienced and what I learned!
Wow, Mrs. Q – what an incredible experience. I am so proud of you! It's nice to know you have our backs – representing our concerns from afar. Looking forward to hearing more…
xox Michelle
Rock it out, Mrs. Q!!! 🙂
Thanks for being here at Mom Congress, Mrs. Q! I am so inspired and motivated to do what you said – change the swing voters. Your suggestion about inviting another mom to eat school lunch sounds like the grossest thing – which I can now see, would be the perfect way to show what I'm talking about. Thank you!
Wow – don't you get paid time off for things like this? Apparently teachers have it worse than I thought.
Hope you enjoy the conference, Mrs. Q! Interesting school lunch article in this morning's Chicago Tribune, by the way. I'm wondering if you or any other Fed Up With Lunch readers have seen it and what you all think of it.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/education/ct-met-school-lunch-restrictions-041120110410,0,4567867.story
I have followed your blog over the last year and saw this story pop up in my news feed today. I'd love to hear your thoughts/if you have heard anything about this??
http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_thelookout/20110411/us_yblog_thelookout/chicago-school-bans-homemade-lunches-the-latest-in-national-food-fight
Something needs to be done. My children watch the school menu and pick when they want to eat school lunches Since when is pancakes on a stick healthy? Cinnamon Churros, corndogs? They want to tell me how to feed my kids?
I wonder if the author read your blog….
http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_thelookout/20110411/us_yblog_thelookout/chicago-school-bans-homemade-lunches-the-latest-in-national-food-fight Don't think so………..Blah
just wondering, have you heard about this?:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_thelookout/20110411/us_yblog_thelookout/chicago-school-bans-homemade-lunches-the-latest-in-national-food-fight
a school in Chicago is trying to ban school lunches. its ridiculous!
I was kinda wondering if this article where your blog is mentioned:http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_thelookout/20110411/us_yblog_thelookout/chicago-school-bans-homemade-lunches-the-latest-in-national-food-fight
is just a joke. This can't be real! Could you comment please
The school superintendent needs a vegtable shoved up her ass
Then there are those of us who eat what we want when we want it. That's our right. I've always offered healthy choices for my now teenager daughter. I'm one of the few Moms I know who homecooks family meals almost nightly from scratch. Does that mean we always eat healthy? NO. I'm not concerned. Neither daughter nor I like breakfast. I never grew up eating breakfast, and yet managed to be on honor roll every quarter/semester through all grades, just like she is. So much for theories on what is necessary. I'd like to ask the Government and everyone else to step out of our personal business. Schools should simply be in the business of educating our children with academics and mind their own business when it comes to meals.