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Consumer science (a.k.a. home economics) as a college major

4 pointsby guard0gover 6 years ago

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westurnerover 6 years ago
&gt; <i>That&#x27;s why we need to bring back the old home economics class. Call it &quot;Skills for Life&quot; and make it mandatory in high schools. Teach basic economics along with budgeting, comparison shopping, basic cooking skills and time management.</i><p>Some Jupyter notebooks for these topics that work with <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;mybinder.org" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;mybinder.org</a> could be super helpful. A self-paced edX course could also be a great intro to teaching oneself though online learning.<p>* Personal Finance (budgets, interest, growth, inflation, retirement)<p>* Food Science (nutrition, meal planning for n people, food prep safety, how long certain things can safely be left out on the counter)<p>* Productivity Skills (GTD, context switching overhead, calendar, email labels, memo app &#x2F; shared task lists)
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guard0gover 6 years ago
My congresswoman (and senatorial candidate) majored in home economics.