Should Home Economics be taught in schools?
December 3, 2021
Home Economics should be taught in schools. It provides teens with fundamental skills such as cooking, cleaning, household management and finance to help prepare them for their future life. Not only does home ec teach students about cooking and safety but it also builds responsibility. When teens learn how to take care of their themselves and household, it helps them to become more responsible at home. Many people believe that this class only benefited women because of the skills taught like cooking and cleaning. But it teaches life skills that should be taught to every student no matter their gender. You also can learn how to sew which you might not think you would need until one of your clothes may be in a dire need of a quick fix. It can always be handy to have this skill because you never know when you might need it. Overall, Home economics should be taught in schools because of the valuable life skills it teaches you and because it can set you on the right path to be independent in your older ages.
Teri Truitt • Dec 3, 2021 at 9:42 pm
Amiah – What a fantastic topic to write about! Yes, I absolutely agree that Home Ec. should be taught to every student. These are life skills that are extremely important. I still use what I learned in middle school Home Ec. in my home today (setting a table, cleaning up the kitchen as I go along in the cooking process, measuring, sewing buttons, ironing, and hemming clothes. 🙂
Amiah Dugas • Dec 7, 2021 at 11:21 am
Thankyou Mrs. Truitt for taking the time out of your day to read my article. I am very lucky to have you as a teacher and I truly appreciate the work and effort you put out for your students and you in general.