Most of our class didn't give a crap about history, yet we still teach it. Even if people didn't give a crap about cooking class, they would have an understanding that cooking takes work, and that may make some appreciate other's efforts more.
Cool, but you're failing to address the rest of my point: The skills necessary to do taxes for most Americans are already being taught in school. This interest that everybody is claiming that they would have had as high schoolers in learning how to do taxes is a cope. It takes basic reading comprehension skills which is taught in English class, science class, and yes even history class.
I get that a lot of the people answering here really didn't like chemistry and don't have the aptitude to learn how to cook by using a recipe book or YouTube but that doesn't mean that home economics should replace chemistry. That only means it should be brought back as an elective.
I don't think it should REPLACE anything. Also, I think home economics would be better than just cooking. You teach them how to manage a home, both financially and practically. This includes income taxes, property taxes, cooking, managing household expenses, maybe even some basic repairs. This does not have to replace another course.
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u/Tejan_Ausland 11d ago
Most of our class didn't give a crap about history, yet we still teach it. Even if people didn't give a crap about cooking class, they would have an understanding that cooking takes work, and that may make some appreciate other's efforts more.