The fast paced life of today and the easy availability of ready to eat foods have made cooking
skills take a back seat in many parts of the world. Fortunately, culinary skills are still hale and
hearty in India. I disagree that cooking should be taught in schools. A number of arguments
surround my opinion.
To begin with, today children are already burdened with many academic subjects. Today’s child
does not have to compete with children of his country, but with children of this shrunken planet,
this global village. Adding another subject like cooking is not at all wise. What is more, cooking
is something which children can learn as and when the need arises. Today, the technology is so
advanced that if you need any recipe, just search on the internet and even the detailed videos
are available. There is no need to waste precious schooldays on this skill.
Secondly, cooking is not a theoretical subject; it has more of a practical component. It would,
therefore, be a big burden on the infrastructure of the schools to provide kitchen laboratories.
What is more, children could suffer injuries while working in these school kitchens. Finally
cooking is something which one keeps learning while doing throughout life. Therefore, there is
no need to incorporate this subject in the school curricula.
Cooking could be added as an optional subject in the senior secondary classes so that those
students who are serious about learning cooking or who want to make it their profession could
be able to study it. This approach would be more suitable and would not add to the burden of
school education.
To conclude, there is no doubt that home cooking is a disappearing skill in many countries, even
then it would not be advisable to add it as a subject in schools.
The
fast
paced life of
today
and the easy availability of ready to eat foods have made cooking
skills
take a back seat in
many
parts of the world.
Fortunately
, culinary
skills
are
still
hale and
hearty
in India. I disagree that cooking should
be taught
in
schools
. A number of
arguments
surround
my opinion.
To
begin
with,
today
children
are already burdened with
many
academic
subjects
.
Today’s
child
does not
have to
compete with
children
of his country,
but
with
children
of this shrunken planet,
this global village. Adding another
subject
like cooking is not at all wise.
What is more
,
cooking
is
something which
children
can learn as and when the
need
arises.
Today
, the technology is
so
advanced that if you
need
any recipe,
just
search on the internet and even the detailed videos
are
available. There is no
need
to waste precious schooldays on this
skill
.
Secondly
, cooking is not a theoretical
subject
; it has more of a practical component. It would,
therefore
, be a
big
burden on the infrastructure of the
schools
to provide kitchen laboratories.
What is more
,
children
could suffer injuries while working in these
school
kitchens.
Finally
cooking
is something which one
keeps
learning while doing throughout life.
Therefore
, there is
no
need
to incorporate this
subject
in the
school
curricula.
Cooking could be
added
as an optional
subject
in the senior secondary classes
so
that those
students who are serious about learning cooking or who want to
make
it their profession could
be
able to study it. This approach would be more suitable and would not
add
to the burden
of
school
education.
To conclude
, there is no doubt that home cooking is a disappearing
skill
in
many
countries, even
then
it would not be advisable to
add
it as a
subject
in
schools
.