[Magdalen] First day of school.

[Roger Stokes]

I totally agree.  All children need to learn what I would call basic 
survival skills - how to cook a simple meal. sew on a button, etc.

Roger

On 07/08/2015 19:02, Sibyl Smirl wrote:
> That's too bad!  While I learned my own Home Ec at home under my 
> mother's tutelage (I learned a lot of things, including Reading, from 
> my mother), a lot of kids need it desperately.  Even boys really 
> should be able to take basic care of themselves.  For some kids, 4H 
> makes up the lack.  But it's not "universal", as schools are. How on 
> earth do you live (with reasonable economy) if you have no clue how to 
> sew on a button?