They should teach them how to kill, clean, and cook a chicken. No degree without this knowledge.
I used to be the Maintenance Supervisor for a school district in Southern California.
About 3 years before I retired the district promoted a teacher I knew to the Principals position at one of our high schools, for some reason or other the guy was interested in farming and livestock.
He knew I owned a farm in Northern California and asked if I would help him put together a small farm and livestock area on his new campus, at first I just told him to contact FFA but he eventually talked me into it.
He called me about 6 or 7 years after I had retired and asked me to come by next time I was in So. Cal.
Had to go down for some medical appointments and I did stop by, I was pretty impressed with the way he had a new Ag Class taking care of their business.
The kids were doing the farming and animal husbandry, and making wine, cheese, and selling produce in the local outdoor market.
DAMN, THEY WERE EVEN MAKING A PROFIT!
He asked me if I would give a demonstration and small class on butchering; I was kind of doubtful about how the kids would take something like that, but as I was going to down there for over 2 weeks I said OK.
Started them out with chickens, how to kill them quickly and with as least amount of fright and pain as possible.
Tom had about 40 kids in that class, so he paired them up and had each team pick one of the older layers for the block.
I demonstrated on 2 birds; how to calm the bird, cut it’s throat, and bleed it without it flapping and flopping all over (got to hold them just right).
Only one boy on a team said he just couldn’t do it - the girl on his team did a very professional job.
Showed them how to both hot dip the chicken for plucking, and how to skin a fresh bird if that was their choice.
A lot of these kids are willing and able to learn , it’s just that there are not enough of us old farts left who are willing to teach.
We also butchered a young hog, but that’s a story for another time.