Home Ec: Does anyone use a different course title these days?

[coopers5]

Hi Everyone - just looking for input on what the latest and greatest is on titling this type of course. We'll cover lots of cooking and baking, general kitchen and nutrition topics and such. Then home management, etc. - it's home ec stuff, but I truly just wondered if I'm behind the times in what people tend to put on a transcript for this as far as a title.

I'd love your ideas.

Thanks!
Jo

[Susan C.]

Hi Everyone - just looking for input on what the latest and greatest is on titling this type of course. We'll cover lots of cooking and baking, general kitchen and nutrition topics and such. Then home management, etc. - it's home ec stuff, but I truly just wondered if I'm behind the times in what people tend to put on a transcript for this as far as a title.

I'd love your ideas.

Thanks!
Jo

DD took a cake decorating class, calling it Culinary Arts (the group I homeschool under says there is actually a course number for that in public school here). Isn't Home Economics a middle school course? Nutrition would be health class, the baking culinary arts :)

[AnitaMcC]

Hi Everyone - just looking for input on what the latest and greatest is on titling this type of course. We'll cover lots of cooking and baking, general kitchen and nutrition topics and such. Then home management, etc. - it's home ec stuff, but I truly just wondered if I'm behind the times in what people tend to put on a transcript for this as far as a title.

I'd love your ideas.

Thanks!
Jo

I think I read somewhere that this is called Life Skills.

[Veronica in VA]

I think I read somewhere that this is called Life Skills.

That is what I called it for my dd.

Veronica

[periwinkle]

I used Family and Consumer Science on my oldest ds's transcript. That title is commonly used in the local schools. At least around here, Life Skills can have a remedial connotation.

[MyThreeSons]

I used Family and Consumer Science on my oldest ds's transcript. That title is commonly used in the local schools. At least around here, Life Skills can have a remedial connotation.

A friend is teaching this at a local school this year. She posted on FB that she finally got a job teaching FACS, and I had to ask what that stood for. Now I know. :D

[coopers5]

You guys are awesome.

I appreciate this board so much......

:thumbup1:

[Deb in NZ]

technology.
Cooking is called Food Technology.
Sewing is called Fabric Technology or material technology.

[zetpal]

Practical Arts in our school district.