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Home Economics for Junior Cert?

  • 20-03-2017 11:15pm
    #1
    Aimeee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 499 ✭✭


    Hi
    Hoping a student going through this can help.
    I've a First year boy who is thinking of choosing home ec for junior cert. other option is Tech graph. He'd be the type to apply himself to most subjects and I'm surprised at how he's taken to the home ec syllabus so far. He's a good theory person more than practical.
    I suppose I'm wondering if he's as well off to keep up home ec for junior cert?
    What's involved upto junior cert? It seems to me from what I've seen so far, it's food sciencey with a dash of baking and sewing thrown in. I know they only getting a taster so far so would like to know what's to come over the next two years?


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  • #2
    spurious
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    Home Ec. is a great subject for JC. It's one of those subjects everyone should have to do. He may or may not do sewing, there are different options which different schools take, such as Childcare.
    If he likes it, I see no reason why he shouldn't do it.
    The syllabus is here if you'd like a look.
    http://www.ncca.ie/uploadedfiles/Junior%20Cycle%20Review/HomeEc_syll.pdf (.pdf file)


  • #3
    Aimeee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 499 ✭✭Aimeee


    spurious thanks a million for that. Exactly what I needed to read. I actually think he'll quite enjoy that whole syllabus.
    I can see that it will be extremely useful for the rest of his life anyway. Wish I'd chosen it myself back in the day.
    Ok thank you again.


  • #4
    mtoutlemonde
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,135 ✭✭✭mtoutlemonde


    Aimeee wrote: »
    spurious thanks a million for that. Exactly what I needed to read. I actually think he'll quite enjoy that whole syllabus.
    I can see that it will be extremely useful for the rest of his life anyway. Wish I'd chosen it myself back in the day.
    Ok thank you again.

    I did it myself and enjoyed it. Although I can't sew anything but I can follow a recipe :) I did it for LC and there was a huge difference.


  • #5
    Aimeee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 499 ✭✭Aimeee


    mtoutlemonde wrote: »
    I did it myself and enjoyed it. Although I can't sew anything but I can follow a recipe :) I did it for LC and there was a huge difference.
    Yes i can imagine there would be. I'll be back in two years hopefully to pick your brains if this section works out.
    Is there a lot of project work or something?


  • #6
    mtoutlemonde
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,135 ✭✭✭mtoutlemonde


    Aimeee wrote: »
    Yes i can imagine there would be. I'll be back in two years hopefully to pick your brains if this section works out.
    Is there a lot of project work or something?

    Have a chat with the Home Ec teacher. I did it many years ago and the syllabus changed. When I did it we had to do a craft/childcare project and a practical.


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  • #7
    Aimeee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 499 ✭✭Aimeee


    Yes I did a few weeks ago. She was very positive about him doing it. He's decided now anyway (had another chat there before he went to bed) and it's a yes. So fingers crossed that it'll work out. Tbh I think he'll enjoy it for the most part. Even the bit of sewing he did so far he went off & did it with no nagging from me and he was nifty enough at it. Would be great if i had a tailor on my hands here. :-)
    Sorry I don't mean to focus on the sewing I suppose when he started it first I really thought he would hate the practical side but it's the opposite!

    Thanks for all the info guys and advice.
    Extremely helpful.


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