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Consumer science (a.k.a. home economics) as a college major
- guard0g 8y agoMy congresswoman (and senatorial candidate) majored in home economics.
- westurner 8y ago> That's why we need to bring back the old home economics class. Call it "Skills for Life" and make it mandatory in high schools. Teach basic economics along with budgeting, comparison shopping, basic cooking skills and time management. Some Jupyter notebooks for these topics that work with https://mybinder.org https://mybinder.org could be super helpful. A self-paced edX course could also be a great intro to teaching oneself though online learning. * Personal Finance (budgets, interest, growth, inflation, retirement) * Food Science (nutrition, meal planning for n people, food prep safety, how long certain things can safely be left out on the counter) * Productivity Skills (GTD, context switching overhead, calendar, email labels, memo app / shared task lists)
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