Submitted by Jo (not verified) on April 17, 2008 - 00:05.
Having been a secondary teacher for many years, I saw several 'improvements' in the curricula. One of those was the elimination of Home Economics, Home and Family Life or whatever the last name of the course was. Kids learned a little about cooking, sewing, budgeting their money, and parenting. All these life skills were deemed useless by the administrators who got rid of the courses. One high school class certainly isn't enough to cure all that ails new college freshmen, but it can be one of the pieces of the puzzle.
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Submitted by Jo (not verified) on April 17, 2008 - 00:05.
Having been a secondary teacher for many years, I saw several 'improvements' in the curricula. One of those was the elimination of Home Economics, Home and Family Life or whatever the last name of the course was. Kids learned a little about cooking, sewing, budgeting their money, and parenting. All these life skills were deemed useless by the administrators who got rid of the courses. One high school class certainly isn't enough to cure all that ails new college freshmen, but it can be one of the pieces of the puzzle.