In the next week I plan to-
1) Schedule a time to meet with Lynne Jordan, the Development and Outreach Associate for the PCC Farmland Trust. She has already agreed to meet with me, now I just need to schedule a time and place that fit into her schedule.
2) Write a list of questions for my interview with Ms. Jordan that are relevant to my project topic (increasing awareness of the importance of eating local organic foods) and her job. I also need to read up on some interview skills and practice my interview, as I am notoriously bad at conducting an intelligible conversation under stress.
3) Construct a short “quiz/poll” asking elementary age students to identify a number of different plant foods (raw, unprocessed fruits and vegetables) and processed foods (like cheetoes or gogurt). The object of the poll will be to see if children are overall more capable of identifying whole or processed foods. I will then ask my mom, who is a third grade teacher, if she will be willing to let her students take the poll.
-Mollie
Over and Out
15 years ago
2 comments:
Those are some really interesting ideas! I've been watching "Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution" (a waste of time, I know, but who's to judge) and he's trying to do a similar thing. But his goal in teaching kids how to pick out good vs. bad food is for their school administration to abandon their "bad" school lunches. He does the same test with the vegetables vs. junk food, and also shows the kids how nasty chicken nuggets are made. There are some actual good ideas, and some just good TV. If you have the time to keep this on in the background while you're multitasking, check it out! I think episode 2 is when they did most of the elementary school stuff.. http://www.hulu.com/watch/138201/jamie-olivers-food-revolution-episode-2
Hey Molli, this sounds like such a great idea. It seems important and makes sense to teach children great eating habits while they're still young, because it is much harder to break a bad habit once you have it :). I noticed that you mentioned you tend to get nervous when interviewing people, I get really nervous too, and tend to forget everything I was going to ask, so it is really smart to write the questions out before hand. I would also recommend recording the interview so you have something to reference back to, and aren't trying to write down responses the whole time you are trying to interview (that’s usually when I forget my next question). Also I found this website that gives tips on how to give a great interview, it may be helpful. Good luck on both your project and your interview! I can't wait to see the end result!
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