[Magdalen] First day of school.

[Ann Markle]

Seems to me that I remember my high school going to a mandatory system (way
back when, shortly after I graduated; who knows about now), where boys took
at least a semester of home ec - basic cooking, following a recipe, basic
nutrition, etc.  Girls took a semester of "shop" (what the boys took),
which involved some very basic repairs, use of tools, including power
tools, basic car maintenance (how to change a tire, how to change your own
oil, etc.), maybe how to make some simple project (like a bookcase).  I
thought that was a great idea.

Ann

The Rev. Ann Markle
Buffalo, NY
ann.markle at aya.yale.edu
blog:  www.onewildandpreciouslife.typepad.com

On Fri, Aug 7, 2015 at 2:02 PM, Sibyl Smirl <polycarpa3 at ckt.net> 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?
>