Well before classes start, students and teachers order
Lattes, Cappuccinos and Hot Chocolates. Then, during the first period, teachers
call in orders on their room phones, and students make deliveries.
By closing time at 9:20 a.m. , the shop usually sells 90 drinks.
“Whoever made the chi tea, Ms. Schatzman says it was
good,”Christy McKinley, a second year student, announced recently, after
hanging up the phone with the teacher.
The shop is called the Dixie PIT, which stands for
Power in Transition. Although some of the students are not disabled, many are,
the PIT helps them prepare for life after high school.
They learn not only how to run a coffee shop but also
how to deal with their affairs. They keep a timecard and receive paychecks,
which they keep in check registers.
Special-education teachers Kim Chevalier and Sue Casey
introduced the Dixie PIT from a similar program at Kennesaw Mountain High
School in Georgia.
Not that it was easy. Chevalier’s first problem to
overcome was product-related. Should schools be selling coffee? What about
sugar content?
Kenton County Food Service Director Ginger Gray
helped. She made sure all the drinks, which use non-fat milk, fell within
nutrition(营养) guidelines.
The whole school has joined in to help.
Teachers agreed to give up their lounge(休息室) in the mornings. Art students painted the name of
the shop on the wall. Business students designed the paychecks. The basketball
team helped pay for cups.
1.What is the text mainly about?
A. A best-selling coffee
B. A special educational program.
C. Government support for schools
D. A new type of teacher-student relationship.
2.The Dixie PIT program was introduced in order to.
A. raise money for school affairs
B. do some research on nutrition
C. develop students’ practical skills
D. supply teachers with drinks
3.How did Christy McKinley know Ms. Schatzman’s
opinion of the chi tea?