Useful Resources

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My introduction to Home Economics

http://www.golspiehighschool.org.uk/HE%20Department.html

                                                                                                                                    

Home economics? What am I supposed to be teaching in Home Ec? I studied food science and technology in university and I didn't how to cook a proper dish or sew.

Those were my first thoughts when I received that letter from MOE which said I would be teaching Home Ec to secondary school kids. I had never been in a home economics class in my life. Even though I was in an all-girls' school, we did not have the opportunity to learn the subject. Why? Well because then, there were not enough home economics teachers to teach in all the schools. 

After being in the corporate world for 6 years, I got tired of that boring life and I decided to accept this new challenge that came to me. I started reading about the history and purpose of studying the subject. I got very excited about it and I knew this was going to be the start of a wonderful new career. 

But one thing that I did not expect was seeing boys in aprons in my class and many were actually eager to learn! During the 4 months that I was in Queensway Secondary School, I fell in love with teaching and now being in NIE, I want to learn to be the best teacher I can be and share this new found love with all of my students in the future.