tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8103952577032976227.post769364661473600564..comments2023-06-13T05:21:56.773-07:00Comments on Coffee With Mama Leigh: 15 Things I Wish I learned in SchoolAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01858039489422734407noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8103952577032976227.post-34851482027445386372013-04-23T20:01:15.135-07:002013-04-23T20:01:15.135-07:00New to the blog- finding great stuff here :) I h...New to the blog- finding great stuff here :) I have a lot of the same stuff on my list. I actually had a group of 4-5 friends where we were planning to do an adult "home ec" series- finding ppl to lead workshops on stuff we wanted to learn, and sharing the cost on big ticket items at first. Then I moved :(<br /><br />But I have learned that the local county extension office is a GREAT way to learn about what grows well in your area- and so is a native plant group or the newspaper garden columnist (there may be some crossover btwn the 3!).MamaKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13101624062181567021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8103952577032976227.post-29866034201444548172013-04-17T08:20:03.431-07:002013-04-17T08:20:03.431-07:00Great Post, I am struggling with teaching my girls...Great Post, I am struggling with teaching my girls how to do things from your list. Their ages are 1-8 and I find tha it is eaier to do things myself then to take the time to show and wait for them to do it. I have gone through starts and stops in having them do laundry, vaccuming, sweeping, and other things. Your post hit home thanks. Marie@Team Horninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07891175128602709756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8103952577032976227.post-15610364538467678202013-04-15T21:40:14.791-07:002013-04-15T21:40:14.791-07:00I totally agree!! I can't do a lot of the thin...I totally agree!! I can't do a lot of the things you mentioned. I'm pretty good at cooking and I've recently learned how to coupon and grocery shop (which I'm really glad about). But I can't sew and I wish I could. And I SUCK at budgeting. I think a lot of the problems with the things on this list is our parents can't do them. A lot of the things on this list. My mom can't do. My mom sucks at money management. My mom can't sew. My mom HATES to iron. My grandma LOVED to sew and LOVED to iron. So once a week she would come over to our house and do all that for us. I can remember when I got my first job out of college getting in trouble because my clothes weren't ironed (no joke). I didn't know anything about ironing. My mom didn't iron. I had to buy an iron and figure out how to iron my clothes.<br /><br />It seems like somewhere along the line people stopped teaching "life skills" and most ppl are learning them as they go.....not sure who is to blame though...Beth Anne @ Beth Anne's Besthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10094756369530433566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8103952577032976227.post-21113907143945452062013-04-15T13:35:46.554-07:002013-04-15T13:35:46.554-07:00Mama Leigh...This is a wonderful post...and I coul...Mama Leigh...This is a wonderful post...and I could not agree more. Steve and I talk about this very often now as our children are getting older, and we are seeing this exact thing...young people are encouraged to participate in soo many extra activities now that they have no time left to learn these necessary life skills. They also have no time for securing part time jobs that would give them experience in a work setting.<br /><br />When I was in high school, we were required to take several semesters of Home Economics, where we learned to bake, cook, sew, and balance a checkbook. Now it seems that the schools are so concerned with college credits and GPAs that there is no time for young people to learn skills they will need to become successfully independent adults. <br /><br />Steve is a business owner, and he tells me often that some young people do not even know how to complete a job application! I don't know the answer. I do know that our family does not subscribe to this extra curricular excess and college craziness in high school. We focus on our family and teaching our children things like you listed...things that will help them be independent as well as prepared for a job, or a higher leaning environment. And I will tell you we are in the definite minority here. <br /><br />Good for you for realizing how very important these life skills are for your little ones! Thanks for a very insightful post!Billie Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13515311983458309772noreply@blogger.com