For those who took home economics, what are the first things you made?

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67. I took home ec and shop. My school was just starting an intro to vocational training program.

A regional vocational trades school had recently opened, so they paired up with area high schools to offer an alternative for those who might find that a better fit for their plans / interests.

Both home ec and shop were geared toward the basics.

In home ec - chopping, slicing, dicing, measuring, mixing, cooking terminology, standard kitchen equipment, shopping, planning a meal, food storage, etc. Hands on cooking was limited, I think the first thing I made was French toast. Later in the year we made a very simple lunch at each class (all home ec classes were in the AM).

Shop - basic carpentry, plumbing, electrical, painting skills, intro to the tools of each trade covered with some hands on use. Every one chose a project to work on over the course of the class. I made a series of picture frames, which turned out to be a bit more complicated than I assumed.

The overall ideas was to allow a student to transfer to "voke school" after two years, as long as the standard English, math, foreign language, social studies, history requirements were met.