What are they teaching kids these days?

[rayjay]

I graduated High School in 1969. The Home Ec classes were only offered to the girls. The shop classes were offered to the guys with the exception of Mechanical Drawing. (Boy am I dating myself!) I wish they would have offered to both genders. Luckily, I learned a lot of the cooking and baking from my mom and grandparents. Both grandma and grandpa loved to cook. I baked by first cake from scratch at 9 years old. Started helping my ill grandmother at the time doing the laundry and housework also. I think it is the parents fault for not training their children at an early age. I am also guilty of this with my 13 year old son. I am so used to doing things myself and wanting them done a certain way, that I failed to teach my son. It hit home last week, when I complained that the only thing he knew how to do was play video games. Well....he told me that I never showed him how to cook and that he was interested. Well, he is in for it now. Yesterday I had to bring my make ahead mashed potatoe dish to my moms. I told him to get up with me, and that we had to peel potatoes. He said: "Dad I know how to do that, I helped mom peel two(2) potatoes last week" Well, I laughed, and said: "Only two potatoes and you are considering yourself experienced" LOL. Maybe not the right thing to say, but he laughed. I told him we had to peel 5 lbs. SO... i will start show him how to use the stove. he does empty the dishwasher, and does help and times dust. But I agree, it is up to the parents to teach their kids the every day duties in life.

 

[DADoES]

Home Ec was opened for both genders right at the time I was in high school, but I didn't take it. That would have caused more trouble than it was worth. The only thing I could have gotten from it, which I wish I had, is sewing. I dunno how to do a button. :-(

 

[toggleswitch]

That is what the tailor is for.....

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