With all due respect to the Soup Nazi, technology can now help parents control what their child may purchase (and when) in the school lunch room via MealPay. I am scratching my head on this one, remembering back when lunch money was a last minute panic as my children walked out the door headed for school each day...without the least concern over what they might actually do with that money. MealPay allows a parent to monitor what foods (i.e. how many desserts, drinks, pizza) that are purchased at school and actually reject that second dessert at the cash register.
- Three thoughts:
- What does this teach a child about responsibility?
- What does this say about the food that is available in the lunch line?
- Aren't there more important things to monitor in a child's education that what he/she has for lunch?
Honestly, I do not have a problem with a technology that will help a child monitor spending habits (that sounds like something in the real world)...I do have issues with Big Brother scenarios in cases like this. I'll be quiet now...it is too early in the week to vent.