I had stithcing class but never learnd may be didnt realise the use of it..

mechanical work ----me also Zero abt it

Diploma courses are there which r really good for all the basic things...

May be when i was young I  really dont understand the need.

As u said they will be useful when taught at right age..

s, anu,u are correct.but not in school may be in college..we may realise its use and learn seriously those basic carpentry, tailoring etc..

BTW , did u study in salesian school? for we had SUPW period when i was in auxilium college.

How about painting the house? I am sure we do simple ones lilke painting the cupboard etc.....definitely lil bit of cooking/basic cooking specially for boys....Most girls somehow learn it from their moms but not all boys do.

thalai kiila yosicha dane thamilarasi? edo vandhuten......we all know to wash dishes and cook...anal we employ maids elliya?yen? work panna teriyalana? work panna mudiyala pa....avlo dan.veetla rendu sapadu platea wash panna mudiyala....

 My daughter had such orientation classes in her school in her X std. She knows how to remove a fuse bulb /tube and replace a new one and even check a faulty plug for a power leakage using a tester. 

Just that I don't allow her to do as i feel that though they are taught how to do it such things should be attended to by PROFESSIONALS as playing with current is no easy joke. But, it is always good to learn such things.

Apart from that, I ask my daughters to observe a plumber working on a faulty pipe line or a leaking plug, or to see my computer engineer working with the hardwares in the CPU. In fact, my computer service engineer has taught my daughters the ways to correct 'disk-boot failure' happening due to loose disk connection and to run a virus program to scan, detect and remove virus.

Many schools teach that and if they are not taught in school, we should expose them to such jobs performed by experts just to know some first aid activities that they can do for that.

How abt cooking?

I think its too early to be taught in school as electrical work or drilling appliances may be dangerous at that age. But it can be taught in college. And the Hindu article also mentioned about teaching how to file income tax returns etc. I think such courses should also be taught in college like how to manage money, file returns, insurance options. But even if all these are not taught, we can always learn it at any age. Nobody is going to stop us.

In school, I think more manners need to be taught currently. Like when we're waiting for the lift and the door opens, please wait for people to come out and then enter. not to just barge in. These things can be inculcated in school. People don't think these are important any more.

 Schools do teach a lot ...

1. to know the value of food  ... they ensure kids eat whatever we keep not to waste it , from which when they grow they know it's importance  .... my school made us say a prayer everyday before lunch & the class teacher (mind you ever lunch she talks to us before we start ) says there are many kids in our country who cannot get even a single meal , so eat fully & happily with a thanks to your parents & the GOD ....

2. they taught basic tailoring (hand stitch only ) , prayer mixed with pranayamam ( a breath control) & power consumption & saving ... with the teaching of power consumption topic I learnt to work with the basic repairs ( putting fuse & which wire to use for fuse , repairing minor faults of radio etc ) from my Dad .. The teachers can only teach us what to learn & it is upto the students to learn fully with interest & not to forget it later....  As the student life is a bit carefree life , I will say it is up to the mothers to ensure what teacher told in the school & to elaborate on it ....  I learnt that way only & I teach Maya the same way  ....mind u teacher is with 40 kids for 6 hours a day only , but we care for ONE kid only ... so easy for us to make kids revise what they learnt at school... even if it not a subject they teach at school , from one theory word they learn at school we can teach them at home practically ...

Thamil : velaiya therinjukkaruthu naama pannathan ma ... I do the complete household work (including the small repairs of changing mixie bush & attending the leaking water tap ) cooking , washing (half of it hand wash) , cleaning ..... not only money saving or the happiness of yourself attending your home requirements , but also it keeps you fit ( idha pannama appuram gym thedi alayanum correct ?

In schools the teachers should teach the children -- mainly discipline, cleaning, washing, small works related painting for cup-boards etc stiching the clothes and all. Mainly the teachers should always be friendly with the children and also should teach all the activities in useful manner.  

to Anu for raising this topic. I too read the article That was my nedu naalaya aadhangam.  I have always marvelled at the practical knowlege of  mechanics, electricians etc  whereas we are drilled with so many equations throughout schooling which are of no use at all in day to day life. Only one rule holds good for all occasions,"Every action has an equal and opposite reaction"

Things that I would like to add in the syllabus

Yoga,  Basic electrical repairs, Basic laws and our rights. Simple carpentry,  First aid, disaster management techniques, maintaining bank account  and using more of audio visual aids.  

I always had that anger why we were asked to dissect cockroaches garden lizards rats and frogs. 

Anu.......

I go with alll on knowing the basic things which may come handy during emergency ... and also some self defense techniques for girls...........

aana ... enakku vere oru question erukke..if we learn and do it ourselves, apuram carpender , Electrician ,painter , maid kku elam yaaru velai kooduppa ? avanga paavam illa... ??? how will they earn ??

Anu,

I have not read that article but i too have thought like tht in many occassions.

Esp ,after becoming a mom.

I was thinking why i didn't study for doctor.Oru chinna jalathoshamna we've to run to doctors.Ofcourse u've to consult ur doc for medicines but basic precautionary medicines amma-ku theriyanum thaane.As small knowledge,a pharmacist knows,adhu naama theirnjakalam dhaane.Some basic first-aids.Carpentry,electical& plumbing work.

@Sayee:Naama thaan avanga earn panradha pathi yosikrom,avanga,solli anupicha vudene vara maattanga,anga vela inga vela-nu izhuthdipanga.Oru chinna bulb maatha kooda we shd wait for hours.Adhu waste dhaane .

And hardware person,yappa ivangaluku wait panniye namaku vayasayidum.

We only can know our urgency,so it's better to know all these essential things in school or atleast in college.

atleast a small course b4 getting married,for both men & women,idha pass paana dhaan kalyanam-nu sollalam

I go with tailoring bz nowadays there is scarcity for good tailors.will include tailoring in curriclam

have learnt art and tailoring in school and college but the other day to day skills  were learnt through trial and  error method.. i  have always felt that self help is the best help and so wud try and solve my problems myself. i usually fix broken things, do simple repair jobs, paint grilles and cupboards, etc.  many , i learnt from my husband as he is well versed in these jobs.

makes life more easy and trouble free when u can take care of such menial but important jobs.

good thought , anu

Hey thanks for all answers...

Thamil, idhu thaan thalai kila yosikiradha... washing the dishes and cooking ellam daily pannanum, whereas these little jobs come to us only once in a while, to trouble the hell out of us..

Sayee..carpenter, painter velai yellam small level la than nammaal panna mudiyum..oru whole house ye sunnambu adikka mudiyuma..?

I especially wish even now to learn tailoring..tailors are such a boorish and indisciplined lot..

Looks like 3 idiots movie

Likh likh kar pada hatheli par
Alpha, beta, gamma ka chaala
Concentrated H2SO4 ne poora
Poora bachpan jalaa daala

I had learnt Tailoring and some embroidery work in school...Also in our school they were teaching yoga and asana's during games period...we do have exam for this things...if we fail in this exam then no rank also....so al forced to learn these skills...we had drawing class also...and now seems its helpful in someway to me...In our school they even taught us to clean...as we have to sweap our class on group base...Yosichu paarunga veetla inda cleaning works seiraduku servant ...but schoola naangathan seiyanum...

Basic Electrical and carpentary work also welcomed....

Hi all!

Gud suggestions from u all regarding things to be taught in the curriculum.

I also had tailoring class, and embroidery,yoga everything.

But i didnt give much of importance. They can teach those things. But only if v hav more than an interest at that age one can go for it.

Still Nowa days though they are taught again things will come under stress inclusive of h.w and projects to be done.

So though useful i feel it's hardly applicable. V can get through it when a plumber or an electrician come to our home. I do so.

And mainly apart from this the imp what i feel is level of self-confidence and building up a personality to present themselves in a required situations.

Regards,

Jeyalakshmi.A

 Hey... jus now saw this question of urs.... I am surprised that you dint take our SUPW seriously.... we were taught basic cooking, stitching, electrical work, carpentry, etc at school (hmmm i think the school location also matters - I was at Salt Lake Calcutta)... So agar fuse ud gaya toh i was more adept at changing the fuse at home than my husband!!! He would be calling the electrician even to change a light bulb - he was so bad!!

Anyway, I think we should be taught all the basic necessities (to both the sexes) like to stitch, cook, wash clothes, basic gardening, etc... isnt it???? I recently got to know that Isha Home School does these things to its students!!