Love it, love it, love it -- I would so demand that this be required. And even if someone tried to drop out, that person should be forced to demonstrate at least basic competence in all these subjects anyway.
In fact, I'd mandate periodic refreshers in these topics for the adult crowd, too...
I understand where you're coming from for all of these, but I really think it's unnecessary for everyone.
I was taught how to cook and budgeting in one half term of Home Ec and that was good enough.
Laundry I picked up on my own, manners were taught by my parents, cleaning is what defines a person as either a neat-freak or a slob, resumes were taught in English class, I wouldn't be able to get a job due to my sport just like 90% of my classmates, ironing is pointless when all my clothes are neatly hung up, division of labor comes by growing up with siblings, and not everyone wants children so bringing up a child would be redundant for most people.
So, pretty much, I would be bored out of my mind at that school.
I agree with you - different parents have different sets of common sense (hence the 'how to raise a child' part.) I was always severely punished for breaches of good manners, but I was not allowed to do many other household chores. Yes, not ALLOWED. I kid you not, my boyfriend is now teaching me how to do the laundry. I'm 30 years old. If I'd learned earlier, things would be a lot easier.
Even so, for a lot of the spoilt kids that exist today, something like this would be beneficial, both to them and to the real world people that have to deal with them when they move out.
This is a good intention but I rather think that 9th to 12th grade is waaaay to late for some of those like cooking, politeness, laundry and cleaning. Back in USSR (when we were kids) we had this all in by 7 years - pity but that didn't ensure we all grew up decent people.
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In fact, I'd mandate periodic refreshers in these topics for the adult crowd, too...
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I was taught how to cook and budgeting in one half term of Home Ec and that was good enough.
Laundry I picked up on my own, manners were taught by my parents, cleaning is what defines a person as either a neat-freak or a slob, resumes were taught in English class, I wouldn't be able to get a job due to my sport just like 90% of my classmates, ironing is pointless when all my clothes are neatly hung up, division of labor comes by growing up with siblings, and not everyone wants children so bringing up a child would be redundant for most people.
So, pretty much, I would be bored out of my mind at that school.
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Even so, for a lot of the spoilt kids that exist today, something like this would be beneficial, both to them and to the real world people that have to deal with them when they move out.
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Back in USSR (when we were kids) we had this all in by 7 years - pity but that didn't ensure we all grew up decent people.
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