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The blog really is terrific. In addition to the daily accounts of lunch-table disasters like “Salisbury steak,” <\/a> Mrs. Q offers smart, pungent commentary from inside a public school in an economically depressed region. Her discussion<\/a> of the “obesity frame”—a topic I’ll be returning to soon—is one of the best I’ve seen. Her post on how “there’s no money”<\/a> for public schools—not just for lunch but for basic stuff like … teachers—is a heartbreaking commentary on how our public-education system is an ideal mechanism for entrenching class divisions.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I’m delighted to see Mrs. Q getting lots of media attention for her blog. Below is a Good Morning America segment on the courageous teacher. In it, she reveals that she fully expects to be exposed for her blog and fired for daring write it. I believe her. Teachers are supposed to slink into the lounge at lunchtime and not meddle in the affairs of the cafeteria. We are lucky that Mrs. Q refuses to play along. I watched the video twice—and can’t resist noting that the rotating set of adverts that precede the video come from the likes of Pepsi and Dunkin’ Donuts.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Related Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n Ask Umbra on Ronald McDonald’s retirement, card games, and a coffee stirring stir<\/a><\/p>\n Why climate realists and skeptics talk past each other<\/a><\/p>\n Lunchroom drama, nanotech follies, and other tasty bites<\/a><\/p>\n