HOMEMAKING EDUCATION I
 HOUSING

 OVERVIEW
 Evidences of the ill effects of poor housing on the family
have caused housing to become of national, state and community
concern, not only as a place of shelter, but also, as a place for
creating the proper environment for the development of all
members of the family in a democratic way of living.
 The shifting of homes during and since the recent war has
shown us that houses are not the whole answer to the housing
problem. An important answer is the tranquility that must
exist within the walls of the house and the rapport that must
exist within a community of houses.
 The home should be a bulwark against social insecurity, a
place where the child may develop physical, mental, social, emo-
tional arid spiritual health.
 The public schools have a responsibility to provide educa-
tion for improved housing. An important contribution to this
aspect of education can be made by homemaking education
through its program and its department. The homemaking edu-
cation department should exemplify characteristics of a desir-
able home situation as to beauty, convenience and comfort. The
skills in living-social, manipulative, and managerial-may be
achieved through its program.
 Pupils entering their first year of homemaking education
in the high school come with varying backgrounds in educa-
tion and in home experiences; some have had an introduction
into the study of housing through the integrated course, "Every-
day Living"; some come from homes with a rich background
in housing experiences; while others come with limited expe-
riences in housing.
 OBJECTIVES
To develop:
 ability to make simple repairs in the home