Is TikTok the new Home Ec?
EDITOR:
For dinner, my daughter wowed us with an excellent pasta sauce made from roasted cherry tomatoes, and feta cheese. She learned this recipe not from her school Home Economics class but from a TikTok video on social media. Before frozen dinners, TikTok and the internet, Home Economics classes were offered to generations of Americans who learned how to cook from scratch under the supervision of a trained teacher. Knowing how to prepare economical and nutritious meals was viewed as a valuable skill.
In these hard economic times, perhaps Home Ec will make a comeback in our nation’s schools or not. Either way, there is always TikTok.
Tracy Asanuma
Iron Mountain