Lunch duty is my least favorite duty (although I'd rather do lunch duty than gym duty for 30 minutes before school starts). My station is near the restrooms in the cafeteria. Another staff member is there (the baseball coach) so at least one of us needs to be near the restrooms at all times. We chat, or take turns "standing guard". Otherwise I walk around and talk to students. And I ALWAYS take note of what the students are eating. It's not good. There are a couple of boys whose lunch everyday consists of 2 orders of french fries, a jumbo Snickers bar and 2 Mt. Dews (one for lunch, one to drink on their way to class!).
I tease them a bit. "Where's your green vegetables? That's not a lunch! What would your grandma say if she saw you eating that?" Or, "I'll give you $5 if you eat a lunch I bring you tomorrow!, How about $10?"
They just laugh at me, but part of me is not kidding. I wonder if thier parents know? The worst part? After eating all that junk, these kids are supposed to go to class and learn...
Cardinal rule of thumb: the class you teach immediately after lunch will be your worst class of the day. Most definitely! There's nothing like a bunch of 15-16 year olds after they've had two plates of french fries, a jumbo Snickers and two Mt. Dews...
