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wrote in message ... badwilson wrote: I think we ended up with a C- in the creampuffs, bringing our grades down. To this day we threaten to chase each other out of the house with a bad batch of creampuffs :-) You know, I'm not even sure I know what a creampuff is. Is it a roll with whipped cream in it? The only thing I can say about creampuffs is that I know there's someone on this ng with a cat named Creampuff who snores. It's a little pastry that rises a lot when you bake it and ends up being hollow. Then you fill it with some kind of custard filling. Really not the most useful thing to be teaching a bunch of 8th or 9th graders! When I was in home ec, we learned how to cook bison over an open fire and sew clothes from their skins. Seriously, I learned a lot about sewing and still enjoy it as a hobby. But I didn't learn much of anything about cooking. I think the only food item I ever made in home ec was some horrible, very sticky hard candy, the kind that removes dental fillings. It was green and lime-flavored, really awful stuff. When we were done making it, we (all girls) had to take boxes of it around to other classrooms to give to boys and favorite male teachers. finger pointed toward throat, theatrical gagging noises That is so lame! I guess they probably tried to teach that old adage: "The way to a man's heart is through his stomach"...sounds very '50's to me. I certainly did not learn anything remotely "economic" in home *economics*. I hope they teach more relevant skills these days! Well, besides the creampuffs, we made spaghetti "al dente" (I still remember throwing the noodles at the wall to check if they were done perfectly) and risotto, so those things were a bit more useful. -- Britta Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album ROT13 to reply |
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Welcome Mark, I'm almost a neighbor in Mass. I'm owned by Spicey a uniquely
marked young cat. I've been on aol since 95, started doing newsgroups about then. My last two computers have been iMacs, I don't do Windoze any more. Suz Macmoosette Thank Heavens There's Only One =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= I've learned to not sweat the petty things, and not pet the sweaty things. |
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badwilson wrote:
That is so lame! I guess they probably tried to teach that old adage: "The way to a man's heart is through his stomach"...sounds very '50's to me. Well, believe it or not, that was 1968... a radical time for some, but apparently not yet for women (or girls). Well, besides the creampuffs, we made spaghetti "al dente" (I still remember throwing the noodles at the wall to check if they were done LOL - I'll bet the janitorial staff loved that one! Joyce |
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"badwilson" wrote in message
... wrote in message ... badwilson wrote: I think we ended up with a C- in the creampuffs, bringing our grades down. To this day we threaten to chase each other out of the house with a bad batch of creampuffs :-) You know, I'm not even sure I know what a creampuff is. Is it a roll with whipped cream in it? The only thing I can say about creampuffs is that I know there's someone on this ng with a cat named Creampuff who snores. It's a little pastry that rises a lot when you bake it and ends up being hollow. Then you fill it with some kind of custard filling. Really not the most useful thing to be teaching a bunch of 8th or 9th graders! Otherwise known as profiteroles :-) When I was in home ec, we learned how to cook bison over an open fire and sew clothes from their skins. Seriously, I learned a lot about sewing and still enjoy it as a hobby. But I didn't learn much of anything about cooking. I think the only food item I ever made in home ec was some horrible, very sticky hard candy, the kind that removes dental fillings. It was green and lime-flavored, really awful stuff. When we were done making it, we (all girls) had to take boxes of it around to other classrooms to give to boys and favorite male teachers. finger pointed toward throat, theatrical gagging noises That is so lame! I guess they probably tried to teach that old adage: "The way to a man's heart is through his stomach"...sounds very '50's to me. I certainly did not learn anything remotely "economic" in home *economics*. I hope they teach more relevant skills these days! Well, besides the creampuffs, we made spaghetti "al dente" (I still remember throwing the noodles at the wall to check if they were done perfectly) and risotto, so those things were a bit more useful. What would be far more useful to teach in home *economics*, IMHO, is how to feed a) a single person and b) hungry family of 4 or 6 with nutritious food without breaking the bank. How to cook 14 basic, easy, meals with cheap ingredients (emphasis on the nutritious, easy, cheap and digestable rather than the appearance and the quality of the table decoration which is how we were marked). What one's rights are when renting, purchasing goods and other money transactions. How not to screw up your credit rating. How to budget, how to save. Where to go if you get yoruself into financial difficulties. What your basic legal rights are for common situations. How to carry out basic household maintanence. How to clean a toilet in less than 5 minutes. Why you pay tax, and where it goes. etc etc That, to my mind, is *home economics*. You know, survival skills in the Big Bad Adult World that Everyone Should Know. Instead, we were taught that its far more important to have a clean and ironed table cloth and a fresh sprig of parsley on the plate than whether the meal was either edible or even economically viable for the stuggling student or family. It was definately a class focussed on the myth of the perfect 1950's style white, middle classed, housewife. Which of course, none of were, it being well into the 80's by that time. Yowie |
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What a great idea! That's something everyone, boy or girl, woman or man,
should know. Best wishes, -- Polonca & Soncek "Yowie" wrote in message ... What would be far more useful to teach in home *economics*, IMHO, is how to feed a) a single person and b) hungry family of 4 or 6 with nutritious food without breaking the bank. How to cook 14 basic, easy, meals with cheap ingredients (emphasis on the nutritious, easy, cheap and digestable rather than the appearance and the quality of the table decoration which is how we were marked). What one's rights are when renting, purchasing goods and other money transactions. How not to screw up your credit rating. How to budget, how to save. Where to go if you get yoruself into financial difficulties. What your basic legal rights are for common situations. How to carry out basic household maintanence. How to clean a toilet in less than 5 minutes. Why you pay tax, and where it goes. etc etc That, to my mind, is *home economics*. You know, survival skills in the Big Bad Adult World that Everyone Should Know. Instead, we were taught that its far more important to have a clean and ironed table cloth and a fresh sprig of parsley on the plate than whether the meal was either edible or even economically viable for the stuggling student or family. It was definately a class focussed on the myth of the perfect 1950's style white, middle classed, housewife. Which of course, none of were, it being well into the 80's by that time. Yowie |
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Yowie wrote:
What would be far more useful to teach in home *economics*, IMHO, is how to feed a) a single person and b) hungry family of 4 or 6 with nutritious food without breaking the bank. How to cook 14 basic, easy, meals with cheap ingredients (emphasis on the nutritious, easy, cheap and digestable rather than the appearance and the quality of the table decoration which is how we were marked). What one's rights are when renting, purchasing goods and other money transactions. How not to screw up your credit rating. How to budget, how to save. Where to go if you get yoruself into financial difficulties. What your basic legal rights are for common situations. How to carry out basic household maintanence. How to clean a toilet in less than 5 minutes. Why you pay tax, and where it goes. etc etc I went through culture shock the first time I substituted for Home Development (What Home Ec is now called) at one of my middle schools. Like Joyce, we were taught mostly useless skills in Home Ec. I did learn some useful ones, because my mom couldn't sew, didn't know squat about needlework, didn't know what spices were for cooking, thought that gravy was the only sauce one needed, and so forth. I also had a few really good Home Ec teachers who actually taught some of the life skills one needs. The school I graduated from was a project school, where new teaching methods, organizational systems, and other innovative ideas were tried out. Boys were expected to take Home Ec, and girls took some sort of industrial arts, for one of the trimesters of their freshman year. The last trimester was a student's choice. I wasn't there for my freshman year which is good, as my parents would have thrown a fit. I loved the Trimester system, but like the 4X system that replaced it even more. Anyway, I walked in to substitute for Home Development, and looked over the lesson plans and class list. First of all, they were learning about budgeting, check writing and balancing check books, and had to work out a series of budgets given different incomes and family circumstances. They had to balance a collection of bank statements, mark which ones could qualify for tax exemptions ect. They were kept busy every minute of the class period and one of the students asked me how one managed with children. Later classes included sections on child care, menu planning, choosing a career, and credit options. Field trips were made to three grocery stores for comparison shopping (with a full meal being cooked between the various classes for lunch as a reward), a day care center to take care of children with full adult supervision, and to the state fair to enter and visit different exhibits. I was impressed with the advances that were made in teaching life skills. Not that there aren't things that I think should be taught, and aren't. I think they should have to learn about rent-to-own rip offs, planning a party, etiquette, and making health care decisions. Pam S. |
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