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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]kydo
(2,679 posts)144. I agree these classes should be mandatory
All kids both genders.
Home Ec - shopping family budgeting taxes financial planning...
Cooking - How to cook plan healthy meals snacks the basics with food
Health and Nutrition - This what it says. Cpr, what to do in emergencies taking care baby classes, sex ed
Home maintenance - how to fix the basic things that break at home - sewing and ironing laundry cleaning
Motor Shop - Anything with a motor Engine maintenance, cars, lawn mowers anything in the garage learn who to fix it.
When I say fix it I mean basic things that really don't require taking your car in for a new transmission, things that came be done at home like just regular maintains how to change a tire.
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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