----- Original Message ----- From: sara g - saragabai@xxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Going home for lunch i went home for lunch in the states, in elementary school. (btw - the jr. high and high schools did NOT have a lunch break.) we had school from 8:15 - 11:35, and from 13:00 - 15:00. BUT - most mothers didn't work then, at least in our town. who will be at home here to fed the kids lunch? i think this suggestion is not relevent for Israel today. Marlene wrote >"Students and teachers should have the option > of going home for lunch, which my mother used > to do when she was growing up in NYC > (some 90 years ago), and then go back for > afternoon classes. The physical conditions of > colleges are usually up to par, so why can't > schools offer decent facilities for pupils (and > teachers)?!" Sharon wrote: >By the way also in Switzerland kids go home to have their meals. They have >around a 1.5 hour brake during lunch time and then back to school till >16:00 or 16: 30. It can be a good solution. ----------------------------------------------- ** Etni homepage - www.etni.org ** ** for help - ask@xxxxxxxx ** ** to post to this list - etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** -----------------------------------------------