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I agree that kids might have a hard time deciding what they want to learn, but it sounds like this approach is less "learn whatever is interesting to you" and m
by phalangion 6y ago
I agree that kids might have a hard time deciding what they want to learn, but it sounds like this approach is less "learn whatever is interesting to you" and more "let's pick some topics together and go from there."
And I disagree that "cafeteria services" is ludicrous. Think of how many things go into planning and preparing meals in the cafeteria. There's the cooking, serving, staffing, ordering, combining, purchasing, and planning. Math goes into estimating how much of each thing to buy, food safety and biological processes can be taught in the context of how long food can be kept safely. Communication goes into creating the menu, and also in the ordering processes. A persuasive essay on cafeteria food selection could be part of the work.
- Ensorceled 6y agoRight, but what high school student is dreaming of a job in cafeteria services? Why are they developing curriculum for this? What poor kid gets to become an expert in how long drums of fry oil can safely be stored before they turn 18? Would not general management or general nutrition be a far more interesting, useful and universally applicable skill set?
- xpaqui 6y agoSpeaking from experience, none of the high school skills apply to my current job or day to day. Why would this utilitarian argument that doesn't apply to the current curriculum have to apply to the new one?
- Ensorceled 6y agoThat's my point, the example "phenomonon" given, cafeteria services, is extremely utilitarian.