Delgado, Paulette. “Is Home Economics Still Relevant in the 21st Century?” Observatory of Educational Innovation, Observatory of Educational Innovation, 6 Oct. 2020, observatory.tec.mx/edu-news/home-economics-21st-century.

Summary : This newspaper talks about the history of Home Economics Throughout different Era’s .  The first Home Economics course gives us an idea on it’s goals which were to incorporate discipline by cooking , cleaning , and focusing on education .  Later on , The Founders of the American Home Economics Association Ellen Richards and Catherine Beecher objective was to promote domestic education .  Both individuals wanted to be sure that their students learned what’s being taught by dividing the study of Home Economics into sections . Those sections were separated into seven areas in Cooking , Child Development , Education And Community Awareness , Home Management and Design , Sewing and Textiles , Budget and Economy , and  Healthy & Hygiene . Currently these Home Economic courses are not available anymore but are in favor of bringing it back ! One of the reasons are because it focuses on food education for students .

Reflection : I agree with Paulette Delgado’s views because she explains more about the start of Home Economics courses , What do  I mean by that ? History of it is shown by mentioning individuals who took action into promoting these courses .  This gave me an idea on the Curriculum  was in that time . Ellen Richards & Catherine Beecher sections that were divided are what we see mostly . One of the categories I believe are seen on the daily are Health & Hygiene because women need to learn how to  control future illnesses . Another thing is Home Management & Design . Not only do we learn how to decorate living rooms , room’s or kitchens but we can learn how to be organized and learn about household chores .

Quotes : ” Students were assigned a real baby from an orphanage, and the women were taught the latest theories about raising children. At the end of the school year, infants would be given up for adoption. By 1950, more than 50 institutions of higher education incorporated “practice babies” into their curricula.  This made me think of how babies work . Eventually , We will begin to have our own family . In hospitals once we give birth ,  Nurses insist that we need to take classes on how to take care of a baby , How to feed it , and How to calm him or her down . With a Home Economics course we could learn about raising children instead of investing our own time later on after hours of pain .