Journal #5

Kendra Harms                                     Let’s Move                             October 12, 2014

"The Let's Move Campaign Keeps Moving Forward." Curriculum Review 50.6 (2011): 6-7. Academic Search Elite. Web. 13 Oct. 2014.

           

         This article talks about the status of Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” campaign.  The name of this article is, “The Let’s Move Campaign Keeps Moving Forward.”  This article discusses the ways that the campaign has been successful in promoting physical education and healthy eating habits for children in the United States.  It mentions how they have done this through the Healthier U.S. Schools Challenge.  This article also mentions some suggestions for certain aspects of the campaign with the school system including the U.S. Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act. 

            This article is different from my other articles and book because it explains the progress that “Let’s Move” has made.  “In February 2010, the Healthier U.S. Schools Challenge (HUSSC) established rigorous standards for school food quality, participation in school meal programs and nutrition education and planned to provide recognition for schools that met these standards.”  Since then, the HUSSC has reached 1250 since June 2011.  Robin Schepper and Neil Seeman both argued in their articles that “Let’s Move” is not successful.  However, this article proves that “Let’s Move” has made a difference already even if it is only a small one. 

            This article has affected my thinking process because now I finally have an article that shows that “Let’s Move” is successful. “The Let’s Move Campaign Keeps Moving Forward” article proves that “Let’s Move” has made a difference in schools, even if it is only a small one.  This article really changed my mind because if this campaign keeps making small differences eventually that will lead up to a huge difference creating a very big impact on childhood obesity.  This article gave me hope that this movement can cure childhood obesity.  The fact that they have already gotten so much done in a few years really shows how dedicated Michelle Obama is.  If they keep up the hard work they will be able to get more funding and create even more ways to cure this epidemic. 

            There are many new questions that I have thought since reading this article.  The first question is what other success stories are there out there about “Let’s Move?”  Have they made any new recent progress?  How long would it take for this campaign to completely cure obesity? The idea that I am reconsidering is that childhood obesity can’t be cured.  I am starting to have hope that it can after reading this article and finding out the progress they have made in schools so far. I plan to resolve these questions by doing more research on recent articles and books about the “Let’s Move” campaign.