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MattBaggins

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12. Oh man you hit on one of my favorite topics

Fri Oct 18, 2013, 09:21 AM

Oct 2013

I remember school in the 80s where we were still taught how compounded interest works, how to avoid deceptive advertising and fraud.

Can you imagine how much the insurance industries would scream and rant if you taught kids the difference between term and whole life insurance and why it is stupid to get anything other than term?

Lots of industries that prey on people have paid billions to dumb down our schools.

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How the Fast Food Industry Destroyed "Home Ec" to Hook Americans on Processed Crap [View all] SoCalDem Oct 2013 OP

Thanks for posting this Champion Jack Oct 2013 #1

Home Ec disappeared because more women entered the work force fitman Oct 2013 #43

The same percentage of students take Home Ec today as in 1959 KurtNYC Oct 2013 #72

I took both culinary arts classes my High School offered Drale Oct 2013 #100

+1 leftstreet Oct 2013 #111

That video always makes me cry Lifelong Protester Oct 2013 #113

me too. It's the song I think KurtNYC Oct 2013 #116

That's an ad campaign and it's still factory food xfundy Oct 2013 #135

I'm going to give them credit for talking the talk even while they KurtNYC Oct 2013 #149

No. xfundy Oct 2013 #133

it hasnt totally disappeared. the folks who manage dorm kitchens, nutritionists . the profession Liberal_in_LA Oct 2013 #134

du rec. xchrom Oct 2013 #2

with both parents Niceguy1 Oct 2013 #3

There are days when I don't have the strength to eat Demeter Oct 2013 #5

This +1000 Stargazer09 Oct 2013 #11

If I was dictator fitman Oct 2013 #48

Kansas had blue-laws & everything WAS closed on Sundays SoCalDem Oct 2013 #54

I grew up as a teen in the 70's fitman Oct 2013 #58

Why do Macy's and Jc Penney piss you off joeglow3 Oct 2013 #59

Oh C'mon fitman Oct 2013 #61

The sad things is the public demands it joeglow3 Oct 2013 #63

Unless I'm mistaken, car dealerships in Chicago are still closed on Sundays. AnotherMcIntosh Oct 2013 #68

Same in PA Freddie Oct 2013 #101

"...the public demands it." Bingo. CrispyQ Oct 2013 #105

they piss me off because they are big business gopiscrap Oct 2013 #126

I lived in Utah in the early 70s when they passed just such a law kestrel91316 Oct 2013 #138

I am an athiest and you are wound way too tight fitman Oct 2013 #142

There is nothing to stop people from taking a day off consumerism all on their own. kestrel91316 Oct 2013 #156

Balance and regulation. enlightenment Oct 2013 #78

I'm with you missingthebigdog Oct 2013 #106

This is why the goddess made crockpots/slow cookers. Le Taz Hot Oct 2013 #28

+1 Taz Hestia Oct 2013 #38

Yep. And don't forget the glorious casserole. Barack_America Oct 2013 #67

Ah, the beloved casserole. Le Taz Hot Oct 2013 #74

It'll be spinach & artichoke lasagne for us tonight. Barack_America Oct 2013 #81

That sounds delicious! Le Taz Hot Oct 2013 #97

It's the solution for people who get home late SoCalDem Oct 2013 #98

Cool link! Le Taz Hot Oct 2013 #99

15 crock pot meals prepped in one day xmas74 Oct 2013 #146

THIS is genius! Le Taz Hot Oct 2013 #148

I found another the other day that was xmas74 Oct 2013 #150

No but I will now! Le Taz Hot Oct 2013 #151

Not a problem. xmas74 Oct 2013 #154

I still have & use my old "Make-A-Mix" cookbooks from the 70's SoCalDem Oct 2013 #157

I love make a mix! xmas74 Oct 2013 #168

That's the best justification I have ever seen for a Food Saver! csziggy Oct 2013 #158

I love my food saver.. It's also great when shipping things SoCalDem Oct 2013 #163

I'll try the crockpot recipes with Ziplocks csziggy Oct 2013 #165

One tip with food savers SoCalDem Oct 2013 #167

She said you don't have to have a food saver. xmas74 Oct 2013 #166

I've done a lot of cook ahead and prep ahead cooking csziggy Oct 2013 #169

Very interesting gollygee Oct 2013 #4

Really interesting article. distantearlywarning Oct 2013 #6

Could not agree more! Also, Can we get Civics classes back? annabanana Oct 2013 #7

But if we teach them the value of government, then they might actually want government! CrispyQ Oct 2013 #107

I took civics when I was in 9th grade. RebelOne Oct 2013 #160

way-back-when, the text books were quite boring SoCalDem Oct 2013 #164

My kid needs this class. I need this class. SunSeeker Oct 2013 #8

Iam always amazed that some people don't know how to cook or SoCalDem Oct 2013 #10

My mom was a single mom who worked two jobs. SunSeeker Oct 2013 #14

Aaw..How dreary for you guys.. BUT It's never too late to learn SoCalDem Oct 2013 #18

oh that hurts... mountain grammy Oct 2013 #32

Bless you for all you did for your family during hard times LiberalLoner Oct 2013 #35

Gosh, yes - I'm middle class (barely), and I eat scrambled eggs closeupready Oct 2013 #75

There was a period where I had eggs for dinner almost daily tabbycat31 Oct 2013 #162

My wife does not cook fitman Oct 2013 #50

Sigh. Your wife is a lucky woman. SunSeeker Oct 2013 #92

If cooking was left to my husband, we would eat nothing but SoCalDem Oct 2013 #94

LOL. Sounds like my "cooking." nt SunSeeker Oct 2013 #95

I can't imagine what we would eat. politicat Oct 2013 #121

The first time my fiancée made a cake from Codeine Oct 2013 #47

Thanks for that story. SheilaT Oct 2013 #108

She was the youngest of 8 and was always shooed out of the kitchen SoCalDem Oct 2013 #110

I wanted to take it as a kid in the late 70s. kentauros Oct 2013 #41

Home Ec was ditched at the same time when "shop" classes were thrown out. Stupid. Eleanors38 Oct 2013 #49

when i took home ec it was mandatory gender separation . home ec for girls Liberal_in_LA Oct 2013 #128

We had a girl in our "shop" class, c.1964! Eleanors38 Oct 2013 #130

not allowed until about 1972 in my calif school Liberal_in_LA Oct 2013 #132

Well, I grew up in that cultural utopia everyone in DU loves: Florida. Eleanors38 Oct 2013 #136

I grew up in Florida and had a different experience csziggy Oct 2013 #161

Yes - and my Mom fought against it for her four college bound daughters csziggy Oct 2013 #159

Great article Catherine Vincent Oct 2013 #9

I was the only boy in 4-H cooking and sewing. Downwinder Oct 2013 #45

Oh man you hit on one of my favorite topics MattBaggins Oct 2013 #12

Exactly! Home Ec is not all about cooking and sewing! missingthebigdog Oct 2013 #103

I agree. and yes, start it in elementary school cali Oct 2013 #13

I am so proud of my son & d-i-l.. Their little baby has NEVER had anything to eat SoCalDem Oct 2013 #16

I agree completely PennyK Oct 2013 #15

I absolutely loved my home-ec classes malaise Oct 2013 #17

and it's usually faster too.. I can put a balanced meal on the table SoCalDem Oct 2013 #19

The other day some really good friends telephoned us and said they malaise Oct 2013 #24

I want that cupcake recipe.. sounds yummy :) SoCalDem Oct 2013 #29

LOL malaise Oct 2013 #85

I ate so much fish as a KID (Lived in Panama). I just don't like it much now SoCalDem Oct 2013 #88

We eat more fish than anything else malaise Oct 2013 #89

Those are our annual Las Vegas splurges SoCalDem Oct 2013 #93

Well I can see why you had enough fish malaise Oct 2013 #102

I started cooking when I was about 4 or 5 BlueToTheBone Oct 2013 #20

I usually made french bread because for me it was easier SoCalDem Oct 2013 #21

I had a Sally Lunn bread recipe BlueToTheBone Oct 2013 #27

LOL malaise Oct 2013 #25

Mine, not so much BlueToTheBone Oct 2013 #30

I learned to bake young too - my dad wanted/demanded homemade biscuits for breakfast so mom would Hestia Oct 2013 #42

This is just ridiculous garbage, little more than quackery. duffyduff Oct 2013 #22

Are you kidding? I've NEVER NOT baked from scratch. Never. cali Oct 2013 #31

Baking from scratch takes only a bit longer Codeine Oct 2013 #51

I'll have to tell my tongue that the homemade, french-braid bread currently in my mouth kentauros Oct 2013 #52

I Always bake from scratch! fredamae Oct 2013 #71

Our Home Ec and Senior Seminar were invaluable. GreenPartyVoter Oct 2013 #123

Argle! xfundy Oct 2013 #137

I bake from scratch every week. xmas74 Oct 2013 #147

I hate to say it, but the women's movement might have destroyed home ec mainer Oct 2013 #23

and drivers' ed too SoCalDem Oct 2013 #26

Really? knightmaar Oct 2013 #40

From the article referenced in the op. Jesus Malverde Oct 2013 #141

Spot on A++++++++ fitman Oct 2013 #55

In my junior high girls had to take home ec and boys had to take shop treestar Oct 2013 #65

In mine we were all required to take both. This was in the 80s. GreenPartyVoter Oct 2013 #124

Very forward thinking school treestar Oct 2013 #171

This message was self-deleted by its author seaglass Oct 2013 #84

Where did dI say we'd be better off without the women's movement? mainer Oct 2013 #114

I could write a book on this subject..The woman who was my Home Ec. teacher was kind in a way.. Tikki Oct 2013 #33

What I remember about Mom was her cooking mainer Oct 2013 #34

Amen to that.. Fond memories of family dishes will be gone..and replaced by SoCalDem Oct 2013 #37

My favorite from childhood is apricot fried pies - it is an art that I cannot master all these Hestia Oct 2013 #46

I'm not sure exactly what an apricot fried pie is Codeine Oct 2013 #56

Me too.. My grown son sometimes shows us with a bag of peaches.. SoCalDem Oct 2013 #57

They are marvelous - also apple, chocolate, whatever fruit you like Hestia Oct 2013 #80

They were probably made with lard SoCalDem Oct 2013 #60

No they were made with Crisco before they changed to soy instead of corn Hestia Oct 2013 #77

You are right.. our crisco is nothing like it used to be SoCalDem Oct 2013 #82

+1 LiberalLoner Oct 2013 #39

Agree wholeheartedly - Home Ec for me was cooking from scratch and sewing Hestia Oct 2013 #36

Kitchen Ignorance is Brutal knightmaar Oct 2013 #44

4 sons in our family. We know how to cook thanks to Mom (and a little Dad). Eleanors38 Oct 2013 #64

My daughters' friends are amazed that I cook from scratch every day riderinthestorm Oct 2013 #53

Boys should take Home Ec and girls should take shop (metal or wood). Both should take both. Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2013 #62

They did exactly that.... AnneD Oct 2013 #117

Nothing in the article backs up that headline. KurtNYC Oct 2013 #66

They didn't necessarily remove the classes knightmaar Oct 2013 #70

it doesn't add up though KurtNYC Oct 2013 #79

We need "basic life skills" classes jeff47 Oct 2013 #69

6 lbs of ground beef & 6 chicken breasts SoCalDem Oct 2013 #73

I learned the basics of cooking in Home Ec in the 90's. AtheistCrusader Oct 2013 #76

It always amazes me that people think cooking must be difficult or time consuming IronLionZion Oct 2013 #83

God bless my Home Ec teachers... fadedrose Oct 2013 #86

I'd like to see mandatory classes on personal finance, cooking, home maintenance and basic car care. bklyncowgirl Oct 2013 #87

As soon as my boys could reach the washing machine knobs SoCalDem Oct 2013 #90

With income inequality worsening, these are survival skills. Nt Barack_America Oct 2013 #91

Absolutely! nt missingthebigdog Oct 2013 #104

I agree these classes should be mandatory kydo Oct 2013 #144

my home ec class sucked. pansypoo53219 Oct 2013 #96

In our school, girls had home ec & boys had shop. CrispyQ Oct 2013 #109

My mother, bless her, was a terrible cook. SheilaT Oct 2013 #112

gets you comfortable in the kitchen--and my middle school home ec teacher was the first to tell us MisterP Oct 2013 #115

My granddaughter is taking Home Ec in middle school. brer cat Oct 2013 #118

Cooking is chemistry, math and art SoCalDem Oct 2013 #119

I taught my grands fractions brer cat Oct 2013 #120

I think it's just part of the disappearance of electives TexasBushwhacker Oct 2013 #122

I agree. I think that is a huge part of it. Budget cuts, over-testing, and for GreenPartyVoter Oct 2013 #125

I'm sorry. I like convenience alarimer Oct 2013 #127

great topic. home ec wasnt just food. curriculum included sewing, crafts, hygiene, social skills Liberal_in_LA Oct 2013 #129

That's not what killed Home Ec jmowreader Oct 2013 #131

I agree WCIL Oct 2013 #139

back in the olden days..... madrchsod Oct 2013 #140

I'd like LWolf Oct 2013 #143

When I was in junior high (late 70s) MadrasT Oct 2013 #145

We had Bachelors Ed in HS back in the middle ages. bullimiami Oct 2013 #152

Could not agree more ~ Rec for Home Ec. nt Zorra Oct 2013 #153

From my experience since the early 40s I remember my mother going shopping and saying, "it's jwirr Oct 2013 #155

I remember watching an episode Jamaal510 Oct 2013 #170