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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's Family and Consumer Sciences. I know they offer it in middle schools.[/quote]

Nope….they’ve turned home ec classrooms into digital art classrooms[/quote]

SSIMS offers Family and Consumer Science as an elective option.[/quote]

What do they teach in this Family and Consumer Science class in 21st century?[/quote]

Family and Consumer Sciences (FACS)

FACS Grade 6/7 Do you want to learn how to manage your money, spend it wisely, and plan for your future? Through a project-based approach, students will be introduced to the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors associated with successful management of personal finances. Students will explore the benefits of making informed decisions; setting financial goals; using electronic banking and credit safely; creating a spending plan, and understanding values, needs, and wants. Hands-on activities and multidisciplinary projects in this unit are designed to be fast-paced and engaging as students get ready to take charge of their own personal finances.

FACS Grade 8 Students will learn basic skills using hands-on techniques. They will learn time management, food preparation and creative crafts. FACS incorporates a variety of interdisciplinary principles. Reading, writing, scientific principles, and math are an integral part of instruction and are used for the purpose of making connections between assessments, concepts, and laboratory experiences. Appropriate technology is used to access and process information, form conclusions and communicate results. Family and Consumer Sciences education empowers students with information and processes that assist them as they address the enduring concerns associated with living and working in a diverse global society.
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