Posted on 03/24/2019 5:29:08 AM PDT by rickmichaels
Students in Kentucky took a break from calculus and dodgeball to learn so real-life skills to help them 'adult' when they leave school.
Bullitt Central High School in Shepherdsville, Kentucky, have been educating its seniors in practical skills to help them become better prepared for 'real life.'
The so called 'adulting day,' held in the school, offered students workshops covering a whole host of adult topics from cooking to budgeting.
Graduating seniors were able to choose which workshops they wanted to attend and could pick three out of 11.
Students interested in basic car maintenance skills were shown how to change a tire.
Others learnt how to whip up meals in their dorm room, presumably to help them save money and so they wouldn't have to eat out all the time.
Financial topics were also discussed from savings accounts to checking accounts, and how to responsibly use credit cards and build a credit score.
The Shepherdsville Police Department also came by and students were shown how to behave if they were pulled over by a police officer.
Members of the Army discussed potential careers in the military and the realities of army life while students took part in fitness drills.
On its Facebook page, Bullitt Central High School said it wanted its students 'to gain more knowledge and skills pertaining to their lives once they leave.'
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Home ec?
When we were in jr. high, they had home ec for boys. It was called bachelor survival and they taught things like how to sew on a button, how to cook basic meals like omlets, how to iron a shirt, how to clean burners on a range...I’m sure the skills came in handy and both moms and future wives and they appreciated the class, down the road.
Great name, *Bachelor Survival*.
I taught my son all that stuff, well, all my kids actually, and when he went off to college, he could shop with the best of them and do his own laundry, etc.
He was NOT lost out on his own.
My brother made eagle I did not. It went from a organization for boys to grow up to become men to a baby sitting service for parents to dump off their kids.
Home economics
Mother in law was den mother for cubs. When he became a boy scout he loved the camping and boy scout camp. As an adult, hubby has camped in 48 states.
Great classes. The financial course should be required. It will save the students from a lot of grief later in life.
Those are all things I taught my kids. Imagine that...parenting.
One of mine learned how to deal with a police officer the day she got her driver permit. I arranged a pullover.
Another went to a very small specialized university that had an apartment building and no dining hall. From day one he made all of his own meals. That was easy. Since about 4 they made their own breakfast and lunch.
Yea. Homeschooled.
You’re kidding right? Changing a tire is infrequent but also a critical skill.
Ever get a flat during a snowstorm? I’d hate to wait 4-5 hours or more.
I read of some college guy who took Home Ec in Chinese cooking. Said he got through college on pretty cheap eats, making one pork chop last all week and always felt full.
In junior high, guys had to take a home ec class while the girls had a shop class. I don’t know what the girls were taught, but us boys learned how to make toast and hot chocolate. If there was sexual equity, the girls must have learned how to screw in light bulbs and put the toilet seat down.
I did the same with my kids and they are very proficient at laundry, cooking and housework...well, when it comes to my son, let’s just say two outta three ain’t so bad; the housework, not so much. He does enough to get by, and he did have a cleaning lady for awhile. I got him a Roomba for Christmas one year and I have to say, the floors are usually dustfree and looking good!
LOL!!!
That’s an idea.
Well, my kids learn all that at home anyway. Seems redundant for kids who have good parents.
I took typing in eighth grade. It has been the most useful semester course I ever took, I think. I also took shop that year because home ec was not available at the time I had an open period. I was one of three females in the class. It was interesting - I learned some stuff I had no experience in, so that was good.
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