Post #3405760
2026-06-18 23:48 UTC
I was excited to take home ec, but little did I realize it was basically for people who had never been in a kitchen before. If you were a kid who had parents/grandparents who cooked and let you help out, you were miles ahead of the game.
We made brownies. From a box. Taco salad. Forget what else but it was all box food type stuff. If you're a kid in the US who doesn't have a home cooking tradition Home Ec isn't going to teach you shit.
Replies (4)
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@village604@adultswim.fan 2026-06-19 03:49
Ours was just, "Here's a video unrelated to home economics," because it and choir were the classes you got stuck in if there wasn't something else you could take that period (only 150 kids k-12)
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@RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 2026-06-19 05:09
I think my school only offered sewing. I have clue where they would have cooked, except for the cafeteria kitchen. I made a dope walrus, though.
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@agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 2026-06-19 04:02
Huh, it just occurred to me that when people say “Glad school taught me the Pythagorean theorem but not real life skills like how to do my taxes”, they’re just forgetting about home ec.
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@zaphod@sopuli.xyz 2026-06-19 07:19
Like with any class it really depends on your teacher.