1. What is a BMI report card?

2. a) What formula/diet did Irie Thomas use to lose weight?
b)How much weight did he lose?

3. a) How did Irie's mother react to his failing grade on his BMI report card?
b) Based on her observations as an employee in Irie's school, how have other parents reacted to failing BMI grades?

4. a) Why does Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe oppose the BMI report card program?
b) Do you agree with Gov. Beebe's assertion?

5. For what reasons do other critics oppose obesity report cards?

6. Irie Thomas thinks the program should continue. He said "I could have died if I wouldn't have lost all that weight. Once they told me that, I knew it was time for me to change." We do not know from the article if Irie's doctor told him to lose weight and he (and his mother) ignored the doctor's advice. Who should tell young people that they are overweight: the school or the doctor? Explain your answer. What responsibility do parents have to ensure that their kids are not obese?