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Waters, Alice. "A Healthy Constitution." The Carolina Reader. . 3rd ed. Southlake: Fountainhead, 2012. 337-338. Print.

In this article, Waters makes parallels between raising American kids with good food in their schools and the kids being good citizens when they are older. Waters discusses the idea of an “edible education” in which teachers use food to teach their students concepts such as math, science, and economics, requiring the students to realize that they depend on farmers in the country for the food that keeps them alive. According to Waters, this teaches good democracy from a young age, by teaching students that we must all depend on each other to survive.

1. 1. From what Waters writes, we can use food to teach democracy in ways such as teaching young people that if they make a mess, they need to clean it up, a very applicable lesson in modern society. By teaching about where the food comes from, they can also learn that people must work together as a society so everyone can have the things that they need to survive.

2. 2. Waters discusses the fact that schools with healthier food tend to have less disciplinary problems and educational problems. She also quotes a few students who have been served healthier foods, and they each show positive attitudes towards the new foods and learning styles. More evidence would probably have helped the argument.

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