Home Economics Is Groundbreaking For Youth
So why have schools done away with the class?
I remember the smells of warm cinnamon and butter and the vanilla sunlight pouring through our small home economics(home ec) class. It was only a few of us in that class in the 90s, and I never would have thought to take it, but somehow, I was placed in this course involving cooking, sewing and other “home” stuff.
After a while, I purposely chose tech and other computer classes. However, I am learning that these days home ec is extinct. I think this is a great disservice to the youth, but I also think I know why it has been wiped nearly clean out of the schools.
STEM crushed home ec
According to a Fox Business article, “STEM classes are in high demand to prepare students for the current work environment.”
As soon as I entered high school, there was a demand for us to attend “magnet schools”. In a magnet school, your skills were to be specific for the career chosen. For instance, I started out in Technology magnet, but for my final year of high school, I switched back to traditional because I knew I would rather focus on psychology and literature courses more.
Overall, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) courses seem better suited for the…
