tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post6931325567222423935..comments2024-03-27T10:01:12.225+00:00Comments on Jean's Knitting: Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12038517988391228260noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-47577947541247653292014-10-21T21:58:47.910+01:002014-10-21T21:58:47.910+01:00My 15-year old daughter is doing an optional GCSE ...My 15-year old daughter is doing an optional GCSE in catering. This seems very similar to the Home Economics 'O' level I took at school. When I was at school in the 1970s there was a very clear segregation with the boys taking woodwork and metalwork while the girls did cookery and needlework. Laura says there's about 15 in her catering class including two boys. It's the reverse of course in subjects such as engineering and technology.<br />Jan, North YorksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-79141670814570903822014-10-21T19:07:16.045+01:002014-10-21T19:07:16.045+01:00What a triumph for Mungo! And no kilt in evidence...What a triumph for Mungo! And no kilt in evidence.shandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17372329387935318023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-83950041857641016972014-10-21T17:15:32.918+01:002014-10-21T17:15:32.918+01:00When my youngest son was in school, he took a seme...When my youngest son was in school, he took a semester of "Home Ec," because, in his words, "that's where all the girls are!" He loved it. He learned basics of cooking and some nutrition, shopping and balancing a checkbook; he simply flew with the sewing though, and soon had a business making and selling "Hammer Pants" out of wild fabric for classmates and adult friends. He still loves to sew and cook, makes pasta from scratch and does all the cooking for his wife and two sons, in addition to his full-time accountancy job. He's also currently remodeling both their bathrooms! What a guy!catmumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05340783525589988900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-82667844479644570262014-10-21T14:21:57.277+01:002014-10-21T14:21:57.277+01:00When my son entered middle school (7th grade) he a...When my son entered middle school (7th grade) he attended an all boys school. There was no home ec, but I was overwhelmed with the idea of washing and ironing 6 dress shirts for both my husband and son. It would have been a total of 12 shirts weekly I taught him how to launder and iron his shirts for the week. Fast forward to college his skills earned him extra money, when there was a dance he would charge the guys on the floor money for a pressed shirt on Saturday night. He went to ND in south bend where there were quite a few dress up dances. Now he lives in the hong kong and you would think the land of cheap laundry services, but it costs 5 to 8 hong kong dollars to do a shirt. He is still doing his own! Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01634110921192329625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-83494515837541173992014-10-21T13:44:29.099+01:002014-10-21T13:44:29.099+01:00I never took Home Ec. The ostensibly "College...I never took Home Ec. The ostensibly "College bound" were not permitted in my all girls school. My friends son is at an all boy school with uniforms, and the mothers are prohibited from touching them starting in high school. The boys have to mend, iron, polish etc. Sloppy uniform = demerits. Not a bad plan, but no knitting. I will start using virus as singular and plural to avoid mishaps.Mary Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05588244535423212079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-2823250524197064752014-10-21T13:35:10.960+01:002014-10-21T13:35:10.960+01:00Virus is an interesting word. I actually like the ...Virus is an interesting word. I actually like the Economist usage. I tried to think of another collective word which we use in that way, and came up with 'wool'. We have 'wools' - meaning wool derived from different sources, and we have the collective -as on 'the wool market/clip'. One could substitute 'wool' for the 'virus' in the sentence and it would make perfect sense. <br />Language is evolving; if it is not current usage, I think it might become so. <br /><br />Congratulations to Mungo for hard work and the ability to comprehend and test well. SarahSeattlehttp://www.sarahknits.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-39289656915008873312014-10-21T13:18:46.264+01:002014-10-21T13:18:46.264+01:00Congrats to Mungo! Quite an achievement. He's ...Congrats to Mungo! Quite an achievement. He's a tall lad!Linda Metcalfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14706004604567190617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-13242583463101499582014-10-21T10:58:06.441+01:002014-10-21T10:58:06.441+01:00At my children's mixed gender school, all stud...At my children's mixed gender school, all students learn to cook (a bit), sew (very basic) and use some workshop tools (slightly more fun than the cooking and sewing). No gender discrimination allowed. KarenEnoreply@blogger.com