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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]KurtNYC
(14,549 posts)72. The same percentage of students take Home Ec today as in 1959
More than 5 million students were enrolled in secondary FCS education programs in the 2002-03 academic year, the study found, or about 25% of all students, almost the same percentage cited in a 1959 Department of Health, Education and Welfare study.
http://articles.latimes.com/2010/aug/26/food/la-fo-homeec-20100826
The article's title is not backed up by facts. It is fun to think that things were much better when we were kids and that some evil burger-seller with a clown costume made us all into cretin with high blood sugar but the truth is Home Ec is alive, more people eat at home today than ever and food is cheaper and more plentiful than at any time in history.
We are living in the golden age of health food and much of the boom is driven by INCREASES in consumer demand:
- Sales of organic food have increased at least 10% every ever since 2004. Sales of $11 billion in 2004 have increased to $27 billion last year.
- More than 60 organic farms have been started in just one county in New York over the last 10 years.
- Chipotle, formerly owned by McDonald's, is an industry trend setter partnering with local food producers to offer customers the fresh, local, humane and organic food they demand.
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How the Fast Food Industry Destroyed "Home Ec" to Hook Americans on Processed Crap [View all]
SoCalDem
Oct 2013
OP
it hasnt totally disappeared. the folks who manage dorm kitchens, nutritionists . the profession
Liberal_in_LA
Oct 2013
#134
Unless I'm mistaken, car dealerships in Chicago are still closed on Sundays.
AnotherMcIntosh
Oct 2013
#68
There is nothing to stop people from taking a day off consumerism all on their own.
kestrel91316
Oct 2013
#156
But if we teach them the value of government, then they might actually want government!
CrispyQ
Oct 2013
#107
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
I am so proud of my son & d-i-l.. Their little baby has NEVER had anything to eat
SoCalDem
Oct 2013
#16
I learned to bake young too - my dad wanted/demanded homemade biscuits for breakfast so mom would
Hestia
Oct 2013
#42
I'll have to tell my tongue that the homemade, french-braid bread currently in my mouth
kentauros
Oct 2013
#52
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
My favorite from childhood is apricot fried pies - it is an art that I cannot master all these
Hestia
Oct 2013
#46
Boys should take Home Ec and girls should take shop (metal or wood). Both should take both.
Bernardo de La Paz
Oct 2013
#62
It always amazes me that people think cooking must be difficult or time consuming
IronLionZion
Oct 2013
#83
I'd like to see mandatory classes on personal finance, cooking, home maintenance and basic car care.
bklyncowgirl
Oct 2013
#87
gets you comfortable in the kitchen--and my middle school home ec teacher was the first to tell us
MisterP
Oct 2013
#115
I agree. I think that is a huge part of it. Budget cuts, over-testing, and for
GreenPartyVoter
Oct 2013
#125
great topic. home ec wasnt just food. curriculum included sewing, crafts, hygiene, social skills
Liberal_in_LA
Oct 2013
#129