Anonymous
12/31/2024 13:13
Subject: Adulting Classes
Is there home ec anymore?
Anonymous
12/31/2024 11:37
Subject: Adulting Classes
Anonymous wrote:Sort of like basic skills for the real world: how to do laundry, how to balance a bank account, how to save money, how to function in everyday life?
In many schools much of this is only offered for special ed students whose life skills don't fall in the normal range.
FCPS offers some financial literacy in middle school. MCPS has a one-semester course called Personal Finance. I don't know how many schools offer it.
Anonymous
12/31/2024 11:32
Subject: Adulting Classes
My parents did teach me about these things but home ec in middle school and high school really expanded in the gaps in my parents knowledge and served me well as an adult. I know a lot of people who do not cook at home, they only eat premade or restaurant food. Their kids will probably do the same.
Anonymous
12/31/2024 08:39
Subject: Adulting Classes
It's a middle school class now.
Anonymous
12/27/2024 13:16
Subject: Re:Adulting Classes
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Many high schools have a financial literacy math course.
Those classes aren't useful, statistically speaking.
Unfortunately, the traditional Home Ec classes have been eliminated, for a variety of specious reasons. There are a few that incidentally teach some skills (Shop class may have a strange pseudo-existence under various Engineering monikers), but otherwise there are a couple of specialized courses in places like FCPS's Academy.
Most of the big youth programs are on their way down, skill-wise (FFA, 4H, Girl Scouts, the Institution Formerly Known as Boy Scouts), but nevertheless are substantially better than nothing. Some of the small, usually very religious groups that are springing up in the wake of the decline are actually pretty good, but most people on this board react to them as a vampire does a cross.
If you are in Prince William County, there are volunteer fire stations that still have youth programs, and these are pretty stellar, as far as life skills go. Not just the intentional: turn up on time, be well turned out, interact with people senior to you in a hierarchy, basic first aid, knot tying... but also the incidental: help prepare a meal for the crew, learn the difference between diesel and gasoline.
There are a variety of after-school classes -- e.g. through Fairfax County's ACE or Parktakes -- that can help provide some structure, but TBH a lot of what you want is going to be on you working through minor repair jobs, cooking, paying taxes, etc.
There is no Home Ec classes in HS anymore? Really? What elective choices do they have was there a replacement or a renaming of it or it's just gone?!
Anonymous
12/27/2024 13:00
Subject: Adulting Classes
This is a parents job OP. Do your job.
Anonymous
12/27/2024 12:13
Subject: Re:Adulting Classes
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Many high schools have a financial literacy math course.
Those classes aren't useful, statistically speaking.
Unfortunately, the traditional Home Ec classes have been eliminated, for a variety of specious reasons. There are a few that incidentally teach some skills (Shop class may have a strange pseudo-existence under various Engineering monikers), but otherwise there are a couple of specialized courses in places like FCPS's Academy.
Most of the big youth programs are on their way down, skill-wise (FFA, 4H, Girl Scouts, the Institution Formerly Known as Boy Scouts), but nevertheless are substantially better than nothing. Some of the small, usually very religious groups that are springing up in the wake of the decline are actually pretty good, but most people on this board react to them as a vampire does a cross.
If you are in Prince William County, there are volunteer fire stations that still have youth programs, and these are pretty stellar, as far as life skills go. Not just the intentional: turn up on time, be well turned out, interact with people senior to you in a hierarchy, basic first aid, knot tying... but also the incidental: help prepare a meal for the crew, learn the difference between diesel and gasoline.
There are a variety of after-school classes -- e.g. through Fairfax County's ACE or Parktakes -- that can help provide some structure, but TBH a lot of what you want is going to be on you working through minor repair jobs, cooking, paying taxes, etc.
Every middle school in FCPS offers FACS which teaches cooking and sewing among other things. Personal finance is a required class in high school.
Anonymous
12/27/2024 12:10
Subject: Adulting Classes
Those are part of the special needs curriculum at some MCPS high schools.
Anonymous
12/27/2024 11:56
Subject: Re:Adulting Classes
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Many high schools have a financial literacy math course.
Those classes aren't useful, statistically speaking.
Unfortunately, the traditional Home Ec classes have been eliminated, for a variety of specious reasons. There are a few that incidentally teach some skills (Shop class may have a strange pseudo-existence under various Engineering monikers), but otherwise there are a couple of specialized courses in places like FCPS's Academy.
Most of the big youth programs are on their way down, skill-wise (FFA, 4H, Girl Scouts, the Institution Formerly Known as Boy Scouts), but nevertheless are substantially better than nothing. Some of the small, usually very religious groups that are springing up in the wake of the decline are actually pretty good, but most people on this board react to them as a vampire does a cross.
If you are in Prince William County, there are volunteer fire stations that still have youth programs, and these are pretty stellar, as far as life skills go. Not just the intentional: turn up on time, be well turned out, interact with people senior to you in a hierarchy, basic first aid, knot tying... but also the incidental: help prepare a meal for the crew, learn the difference between diesel and gasoline.
There are a variety of after-school classes -- e.g. through Fairfax County's ACE or Parktakes -- that can help provide some structure, but TBH a lot of what you want is going to be on you working through minor repair jobs, cooking, paying taxes, etc.
We're in RVA but a few divisions still have "Home Ec" and "Shop" but they're a shell of what the parents' generations remember.
Our DCs actually found their JROTC class covered much of this ground including proper salutations (on-the-phone, in-person, and in writing), personal hygiene, gear-of-all-kinds maintenance, physical and fiscal fitness, public service and speaking, and tons of personal accountability with grades, assignments, platoon/unit commitments, and "future" career planning, be it further education, employment, or enlistment. It's a shame the program sometimes gets a bad rep (in other places....ours is highly regarded). If much of that sounds like common sense or a parent's job -- the fact is, there are plenty of kids who still need that.
That said, DC1 and friends, as HS seniors, also had several self-started conversations that they got their various parents involved with and included stuff like how to file a tax return, review and sign a contract, buy and insure a vehicle, and writing a will, what/when to have a Power-of-Attorney, what a DNR is, and what end-of-life care might look like. Many of them see/saw their parents struggle (mostly to deal with their own parents) and it was nice to get some things out in the open. That's when we really realized our "kids" weren't really "kids" anymore.
Anonymous
12/24/2024 12:48
Subject: Adulting Classes
This is the job of the parents. Do laundry? Come on!
Anonymous
12/24/2024 12:43
Subject: Adulting Classes
Is this the parent’s job?
Anonymous
12/24/2024 11:20
Subject: Re:Adulting Classes
Anonymous wrote:Many high schools have a financial literacy math course.
Those classes aren't useful, statistically speaking.
Unfortunately, the traditional Home Ec classes have been eliminated, for a variety of specious reasons. There are a few that incidentally teach some skills (Shop class may have a strange pseudo-existence under various Engineering monikers), but otherwise there are a couple of specialized courses in places like FCPS's Academy.
Most of the big youth programs are on their way down, skill-wise (FFA, 4H, Girl Scouts, the Institution Formerly Known as Boy Scouts), but nevertheless are substantially better than nothing. Some of the small, usually very religious groups that are springing up in the wake of the decline are actually pretty good, but most people on this board react to them as a vampire does a cross.
If you are in Prince William County, there are volunteer fire stations that still have youth programs, and these are pretty stellar, as far as life skills go. Not just the intentional: turn up on time, be well turned out, interact with people senior to you in a hierarchy, basic first aid, knot tying... but also the incidental: help prepare a meal for the crew, learn the difference between diesel and gasoline.
There are a variety of after-school classes -- e.g. through Fairfax County's ACE or Parktakes -- that can help provide some structure, but TBH a lot of what you want is going to be on you working through minor repair jobs, cooking, paying taxes, etc.
Anonymous
12/23/2024 18:06
Subject: Re:Adulting Classes
Many high schools have a financial literacy math course.
Anonymous
12/21/2024 14:48
Subject: Adulting Classes
There was a unit in 8th grade, FCPS civics class (I believe civics) which was to explore careers. Each student was randomly assigned a job. The jobs varied widely. Students had to research, know qualifications required to get the job, what it might pay in the DMV, create a budget to include a car payment and a rent payment. I'm guessing each student then presented to the class.
Anonymous
12/21/2024 14:34
Subject: Adulting Classes
Are there any high schools that teach adulting in class or an adulting class? Sort of like basic skills for the real world: how to do laundry, how to balance a bank account, how to save money, how to function in everyday life?