Making Fast Food

Summary
In the article “Making Fast Food” (Richard Slye, Making Fast Food, 1996), the author described that fast food companies sponsored school programs, in order to take a free market approach there. Moreover, the writer mentioned that some students studied fast food inventory, payroll, and ordering procedures in math, the company’s menu plans in home economics, and their marketing practices in business class in their high school which were supported by the fast food companies. Finally, the author said that “schools became increasingly cash-starved; they also became more vulnerable to such corporate intrusions” (Richard Slye, 1996, P180)

Critique
In my opinion, nowadays, fast food companies have many ways to expand their sphere of influence. Many people don’t recognize fast food companies are affecting our daily lives, especially children and students. In this article, I could not find any bias. At the same time, I agree with the author who indicated some schools had already been a free market approach of fast food companies which sponsored school programs and used special courses to induce students to learn their corporate culture. In order to achieve their propagandistic purpose. Another thing is school certainly need money from large enterprises.