Mother Jones – Tom Philpott
“…Ruth Graham’s recent Boston Globe essay “Bring back home ec! The case for a revival of the most retro class in school” strikes me as spot on…She means a revitalized, contemporary home economics for all genders, one capable of at least exposing youth to basic skills that so many adults (i.e., their parents) lack: “to shop intelligently, cook healthily, [and] manage money.””(more)