One high school where I live has home ec but the one my daughter goes to doesn’t.
My daughter was interested in sewing for a short time but lost all interest in arts and crafts due to an overbearing, perfectionist art teacher.
I taught both of my kids how to cook and they enjoy that but neither one of them has any patience for anything involving a needle.
I can’t tell you how many things I’ve bought from the thrift store for just a dollar or two that only needed a seam resewn or a new button or something. I think people just get rid of stuff because they don’t know how to fix it.
They need to bring autoshop and woodshop back too
I’ve heard horror stories of grown men who didn’t know how to use a tape measure or the name of a phillips screwdriver or how to check oil.
>>I’ve heard horror stories of grown men who didn’t know how to use a tape measure or the name of a phillips screwdriver or how to check oil.
15 or so years ago I, along with two other dads, put together a class on roadside safety and auto maintenance fundamentals which we taught on two successive Saturday mornings at the private high school our kids were in. About half classroom and half hands-on with all the new drivers out in the parking lot, showing them how to do stuff.
I assure you, you are quite correct, there are plenty of them out there. One memorable example - macho football player type, good kid, with a nice pickup truck. No idea how to lower the spare tire from its home below the bed, no idea how to use the tools to jack up a corner and swap out a tire, about a gallon-and-a-half low on coolant, oil low.
I distinctly remember his mom profusely thanking me afterwards and saying “[dad’s name] couldn’t teach him, he doesn’t know how to do that stuff.”
Those are true stories. In my quest for employees I have found that many “yutes” have no experience in those areas.