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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My middle school as a kid required every kid take a semester of wood shop, metal shop, home ec cooking, home ec sewing, keyboard, guitar, mechanical drawing, and art. It exposed all the students to some CTE and helped some kids make the choice to apply to the votech school in the region instead of staying at the traditional HS. Everyone else learned how to handle some basic power tools and learn some basic life skills. I thought it was a good idea. [/quote]

I am from NY. Music was required through 8 grade. We did not have electives but a wheel period. Each quarter was different (health, shop, art, home economics). PE was required through 12th grade too. I personally think it is awful a kid can decide to never take an arts class past 6th grade. I don’t blame FCPS cause the state makes the requirements.

My education was similar although we were exposed at even younger ages. We had wood shop in elementary school. We had home economics, typing, and art required in middle school. I also grew up in an area with an amazing vocational program. FCPS is seriously lacking here.[/quote][/quote]

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