Even though the cultural setting I am writing from, that of a country in southern Europe, may seem as distant and different from the USA as from China, in truth, the Chinese project reflects a teaching-leaning style more similar to our approach than the American one. In this project from Utah I miss an approach that makes students reflect on other eating options, as it concentrates solely on fast-food restaurants. Why not make students think about other options, why not encourage them to learn easy and healthy recipes they could prepare? Why not suggest other type of eating establishments where healthier food is served, like Asian style or Mediterranean type restaurants which abound in the USA? As to the Chinese project, as a teacher involved in content teaching, and keen on implementing information and communication technologies to enhance student autonomy, I definitely think it is a project I would like to apply and that my students would enjoy as they also learn to eat and live healthily.
