I am not sure if you all saw this..but in the most recent American Teacher Publication Vo.93 No.5 Feb. 2009...on page 18 Retired teacher Margaret R.King from Southhampton, NY responds in the mailbox section....she says...
"she couldn't wait to read the Eating across the curriculum article in American Teacher (Tools for Teachers, December 2008/January 2009). But was disappointed, as a retired family and consumer science teacher, nowhere was the valuable subject matter mentioned as a resource in the article. She goes on and is quoted as saying:
"In our classes we teach math, science, health, history and language arts.Food has always been a wonderful starting point to teach students about the everyday things that they take for granted. We teach math when we double or halve a recipe. We teach science when we discuss leavening agents before making breads. For 30 years, I taught about culture and foods. Why do people eat the way they do? Why is one food a staple of a particular culture and not of another? In these economic times, what we do in family and consumer science class is more important than ever, including teaching how you can get the most out of your limited food dollar".
HATS off to Margaret...Fun to see FACS in the "News"!
Thought you would enjoy this-
Heidi
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I read the article in the American Teacher Publication and kept it. I think it should be published in our MAFCS newsletter. I totally agree with what she said! We need to be bold like Margaret and let others know what we are teaching in our FACS classes!
Karen Smith
Monticello Middle School
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