Originally Posted by
Missyou
I remember in grade 7 and 8 we had homemeck classes where we learned to sew, knit and cook. They should bring those back cause a lot of kids don't have the opportunity to learn like your grandaughter. She looks right into it and seems to love it. Way to go grandma.
Our schools have "technology" classes where a bit of this and a bit of that are taught---------so home ec is not out of vogue.
HOWEVER-------I can do about any handicraft around, and like Bubba Nelson, I've never had a class in my life. Not one minute. In my experience the girls (old ladies now) who took home ec while I was taking other classes retained very little.
Still, our technology classes give kids a taste of many crafts, including woodworking and rocket making.