HS Culinary Class teaching cooking for BOXED Mac & Cheese

[drinkme]

I took Home Ec in the 70's. I learned how to cook & sew. I am not the greatest seamstress but I have made clothes & costumes.

Our public school district charges for an AP class. I'm thinking it's for the test. We also have to pay for driver's ed. I'm not sure if the kids in the cooking classes or shop/electronics classes have to pay a fee.

Btw, those calculus classes are important. Learning high level math teaches the kids to think logically. In fact any type of learning is beneficial.

 

[LilyWDW]

I do wonder something though. Schools have so many different schedules that I don't want to just guess. How long has the OPs child been in the class? What else have they done in class?

While boxed Mac and Cheese may seem silly to some, I do also wonder what level many of the kids in the class are. It is very possible that some of these kids have never even made something like that. Their whole idea of cooking may be how to put something in a microwave. You have to walk before you can run when it comes to cooking. Heck, I remember burning canned green beans on the stove when I was younger because I didn't realize that all the liquid could cook off.

 

[scoutie]

I teach middle school and our 7th and 8th graders make jams, jellies, cookies, breads, etc., and at the end of the semester, they cook a full meal for the staff. Last semester was Italian with spaghetti and homemade meatballs and sauce, salad and tiramisu.

The class is called Family and Consumer Sciences, and she teaches two sewing classes, two cooking classes, and three child development classes.

 

[kaytieeldr]

I don't think that you have to go out and get a top chef, besides it would be for about 10 hours per week. Only a School District would hire a full timer when a part timerwould do.

So are you claiming it makes more fiscal sense to hire an additional staff person?

I have a problem with Taking a box of Kraft Mac and Cheese and calling Culinary.

As does the original poster.

 

[Missy1961]

I do wonder something though. Schools have so many different schedules that I don't want to just guess. How long has the OPs child been in the class? What else have they done in class?

While boxed Mac and Cheese may seem silly to some, I do also wonder what level many of the kids in the class are. It is very possible that some of these kids have never even made something like that. Their whole idea of cooking may be how to put something in a microwave. You have to walk before you can run when it comes to cooking. Heck, I remember burning canned green beans on the stove when I was younger because I didn't realize that all the liquid could cook off.

That's an excellent point. And it's possible that the OP's child didn't understand that this class could be teaching basic cooking skills. I know when I took home ec back in the dark ages, some of the kids in the class had no idea at all what to do.

 

[Happy Snowman]

Used some of my middle school home-ed education today--making cupcakes, had a few empty spots in the cupcake pan, put in some water in the empty spots to help them cook evenly .