Cheryl E. LeFon Supervisor, FCS Department of Elementary & Secondary Education Teacher Leader Regional Workshops

Where Have We Been? History 2 Home Economics Conferences 1899 – 1909 Definition?Name? Home Economics 1909 – 1991 Home Economics Technical HOMEMAKING Skills

3 1950’s June and Ward Cleaver were one of those nice, middle-class couples

4 1970’s Middle America--Columbus, Ohio--where one-time flower children Elyse and Steve Keaton still espoused the liberal values of the idealistic '60s, although they were now parents and professionals (she an architect, he the manager of public TV station WKS-TV).

5 Late 1970’s Alice – Single mother

6 The Hogan Family Late 80’s

Why We are Here? Current Day 7 Family & Consumer Sciences 1994 – Present Day NameVision FCS Family & Consumer Sciences Information Based Post Industrial Society

Family & Consumer Sciences 8 Contributing Factors Shifts in Society and Economics Reforms in Education Evolutions in Family and Consumer Sciences itself King of Queens 1990’s – 2000’s

VISION of FCS 9 Family and consumer sciences education empowers individuals and families across the life span to manage the challenges of living and working in a diverse global society. Our unique focus is on families, work and their interrelationships. (NASAFACS, 1998)

Change 10 Complex process, not an event Individuals personalize change and react individually Individuals must participate and take ownership to implement innovation Change takes place only with sufficient time and support for implementation

FCS Changes 11 Past 50 year decline in Stay at home wives and mothers Married women with jobs has tripled since 1950 Dual Earner Couple the NORM Single Parent Family is the fastest growing family form Increased Single Parent required to work – 1996 Welfare Reform Elders helping raise their grandchildren “Sandwich Generation” Take care of parents and own children

Career Changes FCS 12 A move from Mass Production with low-skill needs to Flexible Production with more sophisticated skill demands Individual jobs less secure Increased need for Lifelong Learning Technological advances are changing How, when and where work can be done Creating a safer living environment Sometimes less healthy living environment

FCS Program Model

14 Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America Through Family and Consumer Sciences Programs of Study students acquire skills for family life, post-secondary employment and education. Learning Requirements Pathway Courses Employment Thinking PROCESS SKILLS Management Leadership Communication Family and Career Focus Courses Child Development I & II Housing, Environments and Design Food Science ProStart Career Development & Entrepreneurship Foundational and/or Dual Purpose Courses Discovering Family and Consumer Sciences Career and Family Leadership Family and Individual Health Nutrition and Wellness Family Living and Parenthood Personal Finance Consumer Resource Management Career Focus Courses Child Care Assistant Fashion Design Culinary Arts NATIONAL FCS STANDARDS SHOW ME STANDARDS SHOW ME GOALS FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES EDUCATION Individual and Family Community and Career