Home economics is a course that encompasses a wide variety of subjects, including but not limited to foods and nutrition, clothing and textiles, home equipment and home improvement. This course aims to prepare students for daily life by applying scientific and practical principles to household management and consumer issues.
Freshman Shradda Pisakala ArunKumar said, “I think it will be helpful in the future because eventually everyone will have to learn to do household management.”
Many students who choose to major in home economics will have a variety of job opportunities in this field. Some of them include working in textiles, food and nutrition, interior design and housing equipment, family economics, home management or child development to name a few.
According to Britannica, one of the most popular professions students choose when majoring in home economics is home economics teacher or family and consumer sciences educator. These professions entail instructing students on important life skills such as nutrition, cooking, budgeting, sewing and child development.
Common professions in the field of home economics are dietitian and/or nutritionist, who is specialized in food science and helps plan meals for hospitals, schools or public health agencies. Interior designer is also a fairly common career option, which focuses on housing and home management and helps clients organize and decorate living spaces.
Having home economics as a high school course, does help students know the real world, teaches them life skills that they would need to know and helps students decide future careers. Students won’t feel restricted towards the standard jobs students think they need to get.
Having another class on another sector of today’s economy can greatly help students.
ArunKumar said, “ I am not currently taking home economics, but I do think it teaches valuable life lessons. I think it would be a good, informative class to take.”
Some schools in North Carolina have home economics, or family and consumer sciences, as options for college majors. This course is also called career and technical education electives. FVHS has many courses on home economics which are spread out. Graduation requirements include that students are to take at least two CTE electives.
