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13. I agree. and yes, start it in elementary school
Fri Oct 18, 2013, 09:21 AM
Oct 2013

and throw in gardening.

I never took Home EC. And even in the late 60, early 70's it wasn't offered where I went to school. I'm glad I didn't need it. My mother never used a cake mix, we had a vegetable garden and orchard.

Teaching kids nutrition, real cooking and some basic gardening skills is a no brainer.

Thanks for posting this Champion Jack Oct 2013 #1
Home Ec disappeared because more women entered the work force fitman Oct 2013 #43
The same percentage of students take Home Ec today as in 1959 KurtNYC Oct 2013 #72
I took both culinary arts classes my High School offered Drale Oct 2013 #100
+1 leftstreet Oct 2013 #111
That video always makes me cry Lifelong Protester Oct 2013 #113
me too. It's the song I think KurtNYC Oct 2013 #116
That's an ad campaign and it's still factory food xfundy Oct 2013 #135
I'm going to give them credit for talking the talk even while they KurtNYC Oct 2013 #149
No. xfundy Oct 2013 #133
it hasnt totally disappeared. the folks who manage dorm kitchens, nutritionists . the profession Liberal_in_LA Oct 2013 #134
du rec. xchrom Oct 2013 #2
with both parents Niceguy1 Oct 2013 #3
There are days when I don't have the strength to eat Demeter Oct 2013 #5
This +1000 Stargazer09 Oct 2013 #11
If I was dictator fitman Oct 2013 #48
Kansas had blue-laws & everything WAS closed on Sundays SoCalDem Oct 2013 #54
I grew up as a teen in the 70's fitman Oct 2013 #58
Why do Macy's and Jc Penney piss you off joeglow3 Oct 2013 #59
Oh C'mon fitman Oct 2013 #61
The sad things is the public demands it joeglow3 Oct 2013 #63
Unless I'm mistaken, car dealerships in Chicago are still closed on Sundays. AnotherMcIntosh Oct 2013 #68
Same in PA Freddie Oct 2013 #101
"...the public demands it." Bingo. CrispyQ Oct 2013 #105
they piss me off because they are big business gopiscrap Oct 2013 #126
I lived in Utah in the early 70s when they passed just such a law kestrel91316 Oct 2013 #138
I am an athiest and you are wound way too tight fitman Oct 2013 #142
There is nothing to stop people from taking a day off consumerism all on their own. kestrel91316 Oct 2013 #156
Balance and regulation. enlightenment Oct 2013 #78
I'm with you missingthebigdog Oct 2013 #106
This is why the goddess made crockpots/slow cookers. Le Taz Hot Oct 2013 #28
+1 Taz Hestia Oct 2013 #38
Yep. And don't forget the glorious casserole. Barack_America Oct 2013 #67
Ah, the beloved casserole. Le Taz Hot Oct 2013 #74
It'll be spinach & artichoke lasagne for us tonight. Barack_America Oct 2013 #81
That sounds delicious! Le Taz Hot Oct 2013 #97
It's the solution for people who get home late SoCalDem Oct 2013 #98
Cool link! Le Taz Hot Oct 2013 #99
15 crock pot meals prepped in one day xmas74 Oct 2013 #146
THIS is genius! Le Taz Hot Oct 2013 #148
I found another the other day that was xmas74 Oct 2013 #150
No but I will now! Le Taz Hot Oct 2013 #151
Not a problem. xmas74 Oct 2013 #154
I still have & use my old "Make-A-Mix" cookbooks from the 70's SoCalDem Oct 2013 #157
I love make a mix! xmas74 Oct 2013 #168
That's the best justification I have ever seen for a Food Saver! csziggy Oct 2013 #158
I love my food saver.. It's also great when shipping things SoCalDem Oct 2013 #163
I'll try the crockpot recipes with Ziplocks csziggy Oct 2013 #165
One tip with food savers SoCalDem Oct 2013 #167
She said you don't have to have a food saver. xmas74 Oct 2013 #166
I've done a lot of cook ahead and prep ahead cooking csziggy Oct 2013 #169
Very interesting gollygee Oct 2013 #4
Really interesting article. distantearlywarning Oct 2013 #6
Could not agree more! Also, Can we get Civics classes back? annabanana Oct 2013 #7
But if we teach them the value of government, then they might actually want government! CrispyQ Oct 2013 #107
I took civics when I was in 9th grade. RebelOne Oct 2013 #160
way-back-when, the text books were quite boring SoCalDem Oct 2013 #164
My kid needs this class. I need this class. SunSeeker Oct 2013 #8
Iam always amazed that some people don't know how to cook or SoCalDem Oct 2013 #10
My mom was a single mom who worked two jobs. SunSeeker Oct 2013 #14
Aaw..How dreary for you guys.. BUT It's never too late to learn SoCalDem Oct 2013 #18
oh that hurts... mountain grammy Oct 2013 #32
Bless you for all you did for your family during hard times LiberalLoner Oct 2013 #35
Gosh, yes - I'm middle class (barely), and I eat scrambled eggs closeupready Oct 2013 #75
There was a period where I had eggs for dinner almost daily tabbycat31 Oct 2013 #162
My wife does not cook fitman Oct 2013 #50
Sigh. Your wife is a lucky woman. SunSeeker Oct 2013 #92
If cooking was left to my husband, we would eat nothing but SoCalDem Oct 2013 #94
LOL. Sounds like my "cooking." nt SunSeeker Oct 2013 #95
I can't imagine what we would eat. politicat Oct 2013 #121
The first time my fiancée made a cake from Codeine Oct 2013 #47
Thanks for that story. SheilaT Oct 2013 #108
She was the youngest of 8 and was always shooed out of the kitchen SoCalDem Oct 2013 #110
I wanted to take it as a kid in the late 70s. kentauros Oct 2013 #41
Home Ec was ditched at the same time when "shop" classes were thrown out. Stupid. Eleanors38 Oct 2013 #49
when i took home ec it was mandatory gender separation . home ec for girls Liberal_in_LA Oct 2013 #128
We had a girl in our "shop" class, c.1964! Eleanors38 Oct 2013 #130
not allowed until about 1972 in my calif school Liberal_in_LA Oct 2013 #132
Well, I grew up in that cultural utopia everyone in DU loves: Florida. Eleanors38 Oct 2013 #136
I grew up in Florida and had a different experience csziggy Oct 2013 #161
Yes - and my Mom fought against it for her four college bound daughters csziggy Oct 2013 #159
Great article Catherine Vincent Oct 2013 #9
I was the only boy in 4-H cooking and sewing. Downwinder Oct 2013 #45
Oh man you hit on one of my favorite topics MattBaggins Oct 2013 #12
Exactly! Home Ec is not all about cooking and sewing! missingthebigdog Oct 2013 #103
I agree. and yes, start it in elementary school cali Oct 2013 #13
I am so proud of my son & d-i-l.. Their little baby has NEVER had anything to eat SoCalDem Oct 2013 #16
I agree completely PennyK Oct 2013 #15
I absolutely loved my home-ec classes malaise Oct 2013 #17
and it's usually faster too.. I can put a balanced meal on the table SoCalDem Oct 2013 #19
The other day some really good friends telephoned us and said they malaise Oct 2013 #24
I want that cupcake recipe.. sounds yummy :) SoCalDem Oct 2013 #29
LOL malaise Oct 2013 #85
I ate so much fish as a KID (Lived in Panama). I just don't like it much now SoCalDem Oct 2013 #88
We eat more fish than anything else malaise Oct 2013 #89
Those are our annual Las Vegas splurges SoCalDem Oct 2013 #93
Well I can see why you had enough fish malaise Oct 2013 #102
I started cooking when I was about 4 or 5 BlueToTheBone Oct 2013 #20
I usually made french bread because for me it was easier SoCalDem Oct 2013 #21
I had a Sally Lunn bread recipe BlueToTheBone Oct 2013 #27
LOL malaise Oct 2013 #25
Mine, not so much BlueToTheBone Oct 2013 #30
I learned to bake young too - my dad wanted/demanded homemade biscuits for breakfast so mom would Hestia Oct 2013 #42
This is just ridiculous garbage, little more than quackery. duffyduff Oct 2013 #22
Are you kidding? I've NEVER NOT baked from scratch. Never. cali Oct 2013 #31
Baking from scratch takes only a bit longer Codeine Oct 2013 #51
I'll have to tell my tongue that the homemade, french-braid bread currently in my mouth kentauros Oct 2013 #52
I Always bake from scratch! fredamae Oct 2013 #71
Our Home Ec and Senior Seminar were invaluable. GreenPartyVoter Oct 2013 #123
Argle! xfundy Oct 2013 #137
I bake from scratch every week. xmas74 Oct 2013 #147
I hate to say it, but the women's movement might have destroyed home ec mainer Oct 2013 #23
and drivers' ed too SoCalDem Oct 2013 #26
Really? knightmaar Oct 2013 #40
From the article referenced in the op. Jesus Malverde Oct 2013 #141
Spot on A++++++++ fitman Oct 2013 #55
In my junior high girls had to take home ec and boys had to take shop treestar Oct 2013 #65
In mine we were all required to take both. This was in the 80s. GreenPartyVoter Oct 2013 #124
Very forward thinking school treestar Oct 2013 #171
This message was self-deleted by its author seaglass Oct 2013 #84
Where did dI say we'd be better off without the women's movement? mainer Oct 2013 #114
I could write a book on this subject..The woman who was my Home Ec. teacher was kind in a way.. Tikki Oct 2013 #33
What I remember about Mom was her cooking mainer Oct 2013 #34
Amen to that.. Fond memories of family dishes will be gone..and replaced by SoCalDem Oct 2013 #37
My favorite from childhood is apricot fried pies - it is an art that I cannot master all these Hestia Oct 2013 #46
I'm not sure exactly what an apricot fried pie is Codeine Oct 2013 #56
Me too.. My grown son sometimes shows us with a bag of peaches.. SoCalDem Oct 2013 #57
They are marvelous - also apple, chocolate, whatever fruit you like Hestia Oct 2013 #80
They were probably made with lard SoCalDem Oct 2013 #60
No they were made with Crisco before they changed to soy instead of corn Hestia Oct 2013 #77
You are right.. our crisco is nothing like it used to be SoCalDem Oct 2013 #82
+1 LiberalLoner Oct 2013 #39
Agree wholeheartedly - Home Ec for me was cooking from scratch and sewing Hestia Oct 2013 #36
Kitchen Ignorance is Brutal knightmaar Oct 2013 #44
4 sons in our family. We know how to cook thanks to Mom (and a little Dad). Eleanors38 Oct 2013 #64
My daughters' friends are amazed that I cook from scratch every day riderinthestorm Oct 2013 #53
Boys should take Home Ec and girls should take shop (metal or wood). Both should take both. Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2013 #62
They did exactly that.... AnneD Oct 2013 #117
Nothing in the article backs up that headline. KurtNYC Oct 2013 #66
They didn't necessarily remove the classes knightmaar Oct 2013 #70
it doesn't add up though KurtNYC Oct 2013 #79
We need "basic life skills" classes jeff47 Oct 2013 #69
6 lbs of ground beef & 6 chicken breasts SoCalDem Oct 2013 #73
I learned the basics of cooking in Home Ec in the 90's. AtheistCrusader Oct 2013 #76
It always amazes me that people think cooking must be difficult or time consuming IronLionZion Oct 2013 #83
God bless my Home Ec teachers... fadedrose Oct 2013 #86
I'd like to see mandatory classes on personal finance, cooking, home maintenance and basic car care. bklyncowgirl Oct 2013 #87
As soon as my boys could reach the washing machine knobs SoCalDem Oct 2013 #90
With income inequality worsening, these are survival skills. Nt Barack_America Oct 2013 #91
Absolutely! nt missingthebigdog Oct 2013 #104
I agree these classes should be mandatory kydo Oct 2013 #144
my home ec class sucked. pansypoo53219 Oct 2013 #96
In our school, girls had home ec & boys had shop. CrispyQ Oct 2013 #109
My mother, bless her, was a terrible cook. SheilaT Oct 2013 #112
gets you comfortable in the kitchen--and my middle school home ec teacher was the first to tell us MisterP Oct 2013 #115
My granddaughter is taking Home Ec in middle school. brer cat Oct 2013 #118
Cooking is chemistry, math and art SoCalDem Oct 2013 #119
I taught my grands fractions brer cat Oct 2013 #120
I think it's just part of the disappearance of electives TexasBushwhacker Oct 2013 #122
I agree. I think that is a huge part of it. Budget cuts, over-testing, and for GreenPartyVoter Oct 2013 #125
I'm sorry. I like convenience alarimer Oct 2013 #127
great topic. home ec wasnt just food. curriculum included sewing, crafts, hygiene, social skills Liberal_in_LA Oct 2013 #129
That's not what killed Home Ec jmowreader Oct 2013 #131
I agree WCIL Oct 2013 #139
back in the olden days..... madrchsod Oct 2013 #140
I'd like LWolf Oct 2013 #143
When I was in junior high (late 70s) MadrasT Oct 2013 #145
We had Bachelors Ed in HS back in the middle ages. bullimiami Oct 2013 #152
Could not agree more ~ Rec for Home Ec. nt Zorra Oct 2013 #153
From my experience since the early 40s I remember my mother going shopping and saying, "it's jwirr Oct 2013 #155
I remember watching an episode Jamaal510 Oct 2013 #170
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