Toward New Horizons
Purposes
- to provide opportunities for personal development and preparation for adult life
- to strengthen the function of the family as a basic unit of society
- to encourage democracy through cooperative action in the home and community
- to encourage individual and group involvement in helping achieve global cooperation and harmony
- to promote greater understanding between youth and adults
- to provide opportunities for making decisions and for assuming responsibilities.
- to prepare for the multiple roles of men and women in today's society
- to promote Family and Consumer Sciences and related occupations
My take: half sounds good the other half is progressive bull crap. By the way, there once was a line of thought that Home Economics was a bunch a liberal mumbo jumbo and that any real mom would teach her daughter correctly.
"Improving The World For Your Children One School District At A Time
OF COURSE I took occasion to publicly ask what they meant by that and the explanation was that they (school board association) was trying to make a better world for our kids to which I replied,
Then you've got it backwards .... we should concentrate on improving our children for the world if we want to see the world improved
Silence ... all eyes on me ... and the guys up front said that was a good point .. and moved along
After the seminar they asked to speak with me and both gave me their card and asked that if I had any questions to call or e-mail
Ain't gonn'a ... but the school board is a commie organization ... in my opinion.