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Kittrell’s legacy shows that home economics was always about more than cooking and sewing. It’s also a reminder that issues that affect families are simultaneously local and global.
Reducing food waste at home is an action that anyone can take to help slow climate change, often saving money in the process. More consumer education could help show people what to do.
Calls to reinstate home economics as a solution to modern woes reduce the field to a set of practical skills, undermining its breadth and complexity.
Some designers, makers and consumers are imploring us not to stop sewing after the pandemic because of the potential for utilitarian, psychological and environmental benefits.
Home economics isn’t dead: We need it now more than ever. Founded by a pioneering chemist, it’s about the insight that a change in one part of a system affects all the other parts.
A family economic health expert says there are good reasons why people avoid looking at their finances, so start small to increase confidence.
Food education in Australia tends to be patchy, and doesn’t fully met the present and future life needs of students and their families.
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