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In reply to the discussion: How the Fast Food Industry Destroyed "Home Ec" to Hook Americans on Processed Crap [View all]jeff47
(26,549 posts)We should be teaching our kids some of the basic skills they will need. And all students should take it.
- "Home EC", aka cooking and budgeting. Aside from producing better food for less money, they'll also be able to figure out just how much that "no money down" deal will cost them.
- Basic home maintenance - have the students maintain a nearby elderly person's home so they learn how to do simple "handyman" stuff. Learn some of the basics of how a house is put together so that they can maintain their future homes - and know when they really need a pro.
- Basic car maintenance - learn to change oil, change a tire. And again, the basics of how a car works so that they know when they really need a pro.
- First aid and CPR
Every single high school student should go through this class, because it provides skills they will use every single day, no matter what their career.