Narrative Essay On Home Economics Class

During summer break my friend and I decided that we wanted to cook up some spaghetti and meatballs for lunch. I asked her to get a pot out and start boiling the water for the noodles while I started on the meatballs. She gave me a funny look and said that she did not how to do that and maybe I should just cook lunch. Wait, boiling water on the stove? That is a basic cooking skill, and I was surprised that my friend was confused. The most pressing problem facing the state of Nebraska is that people do not know how to cook, or even sew a button on, especially today’s youth. In high school, the required classes are English, math, science, and history. Elective classes are band, welding, keyboarding, or business classes, which are up to the student's choice. Notice how home economics was not listed, which would teach students how to cook, clean, and sew a button on. My mother was confused when she found out that my middle school offered a pottery class, but no home economics class. Back when she was in school, she was required to take a home economics class, but now it is rare to find schools that offer a
That class taught me how to fix my kitchen sink and how to wire a light to a switch. My teachers were able to teach me life lessons that I will use for the rest of my life. Unfortunately, the everyday skills were missed because my friend still was confused on what it meant to boil water.
Also, people often wonder why they are in debt, but they continue to buy fast food or go out to eat instead of cooking dinner themselves, which is more affordable. They also feel the need to hire costly companies to repair simple fixes in their home. For example, to take a vehicle into a shop for an oil change costs about $30. When one performs an oil change at home, it costs about $15. Having a home economics class would prepare students for life after high school, and save them