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Teaching Home Ec next year, request your input
Hyah guys!
I KNOW! School just got out, and here I am talking about next year. . . what's up with that? But honestly, folks, before school is out one year, we're already planning the next one. . .
I've been asked to teach a home ec class next year in our high school--first time it's been offered in several years. I don't want to just teach the blah-blah-blah-food pyramid-blah-blah-five a day--blah-blah-blah-let's make cookies! routine that I think some folks expect this to be.
I'd really like to get some input so that ideas can be churning around in my brain this summer and I can hit the ground running in the fall. I figured teens who are LCing are going to be some of the most health-aware and concerned students out there--yet are often uncomfortable being seen as different even when you know your decisions are the right ones for you.
Diabetes in this region is increasing faster than anywhere else in the U.S., and the long line of vending machines in the school is where a lot of kids get their breakfast, and sometimes lunch, too. I had a student tell me a few years ago that she usually drank 6-8 sodas a day--and she was in 7th grade!
I also realize I can't just be totally LCrusader here, either, much as I would like to, and I expect my students will want to learn to make desserts--hey, they're fun, they taste good, we all like them, yes? So we'll probably do that, but I was thinking about getting CarbQuick and some of that new sugar alcohol you can bake with, and do some taste comparisons. I'm also going to contact some of the LC manufacturers, and see if they would donate product samples. I think the best I can hope for is to present alternatives to the white/white/white routine.
Does anyone have any ideas, either what they've seen that worked in classrooms you've been in, or ideas of things you've had that you really hated in home ec? What is your perception on offering an overview/comparison of LC, LF, lo-cal, etc.?
Thanks for your time and ideas.
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