The History of Home Economics and the Future of Family and Consumer Sciences with Theresa Golis, Quality Manager with Idaho Career and Technical Education
The origins of Home Economics involved much more than household cooking. Home Ec (now the Family and Consumer Sciences or FCS) has long concerned itself with big-picture issues like community health, nutrition research, and the economic impacts of household and consumer choices.
“The best teacher is the one who has the student leave the classroom and doesn’t need them anymore.”
- History of Home Economics
- The name change to Family and Consumer Science was more than just a rebranding
- Learning life literacy skills in FCS
- Recommending an FCS class
- The hands-on, practical nature of FCS classes
