http://www.parentsoutloud.com/cookery-in-schools/ Helping provide a voice for Parents Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:05:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.parentsoutloud.com/cookery-in-schools/comment-page-1/#comment-21 Anonymous Sat, 13 Sep 2008 21:44:00 +0000 http://parentsoutloud.wireless18.com/?p=59#comment-21 Home Economists across the country salute you! The Institute of Home Economics campaigned strongly to retain Home Economics on the national curriculum. But unwisely the government felt it better to remove the subject from the National Curriculum in 1987. Teachers had to retrain or perhaps move to teaching, the ill-thought out food technology; how to make a pizza for sale commmercially and design the box to put it in. <br/>And we wonder our young people do not understand the basics of food and nutrition. <br/>Who is going to oversee the reintroduction into the classroom and ensure that it is universally taught?<br/>Sue, London Home Economists across the country salute you! The Institute of Home Economics campaigned strongly to retain Home Economics on the national curriculum. But unwisely the government felt it better to remove the subject from the National Curriculum in 1987. Teachers had to retrain or perhaps move to teaching, the ill-thought out food technology; how to make a pizza for sale commmercially and design the box to put it in.
And we wonder our young people do not understand the basics of food and nutrition.
Who is going to oversee the reintroduction into the classroom and ensure that it is universally taught?
Sue, London

]]> http://www.parentsoutloud.com/cookery-in-schools/comment-page-1/#comment-20 Jane Ramesh Sat, 13 Sep 2008 10:59:00 +0000 http://parentsoutloud.wireless18.com/?p=59#comment-20 The cookery lessons in my sons secondary school are very different from my days. It is Health and Safety one step to far I feel as even with teacher guidance they are not even allowed put the cold food into the oven The cookery lessons in my sons secondary school are very different from my days. It is Health and Safety one step to far I feel as even with teacher guidance they are not even allowed put the cold food into the oven

]]> http://www.parentsoutloud.com/cookery-in-schools/comment-page-1/#comment-19 Anonymous Sat, 13 Sep 2008 10:52:00 +0000 http://parentsoutloud.wireless18.com/?p=59#comment-19 Exactly how long before another change. Makes you wonder why a bit more thought is not being put in up front before implementations Exactly how long before another change. Makes you wonder why a bit more thought is not being put in up front before implementations

]]> http://www.parentsoutloud.com/cookery-in-schools/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Jill Northumberland Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:58:00 +0000 http://parentsoutloud.wireless18.com/?p=59#comment-18 You are so right I still make butterscotch flan which I learnt at school even though I am not the worlds greatest cook. I try to involve my children in cooking but cannot get them to focus in the way the would at school, hopefully this will work but for how long before another change. You are so right I still make butterscotch flan which I learnt at school even though I am not the worlds greatest cook. I try to involve my children in cooking but cannot get them to focus in the way the would at school, hopefully this will work but for how long before another change.

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