Raise Your Voice for Financial Education with Barbara Scully, FCS Teacher, and Podcaster with Connect FCS Ed
If you’ve ever wondered what happened to Home Economics, listen to this discussion with Barbara Scully. After a name change in 1996 from Home Economics to Family and Consumer Sciences, life skills in personal finance, nutrition, child development, and textiles, among others, continue to reach students in FCS classrooms and crossover into many other disciplines.
- What are the family and consumer sciences
- Availability of FCS in different districts
- Talking to your local school about including FCS
- Personal story of how FCS courses lead to careers
- FCS Resources
Links referred to in the episode, and how to connect with the guest, Barbara Scully:
American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS)
