• Personal Development
Home economics programs strive to provide students with skills and techniques that will positively affect their lifestyle choices. In addition to making the right nutritional choices given through the Food and Nutrition domain, students are offered beneficial information in other areas pertaining to their lives. Emphasis is placed on overall decision making techniques- ways to properly analyze a given situation and make a mature choice. Students are shown that the actions they take will directly affect them and those around them, so they are taught the importance of acting responsibly. Another focus on personal development deals with the nature of relationships. Students are taught ways to help them develop positive relationships with peers, family, and other members of society. They are showed how and why establishing positive relationships in life is important, and techniques to help keep them maintained