Mission and Competencies



Mission

As a member of the Sparta area School District the Family and Consumer Education department believes the purpose of Family and Consumer Education is to prepare students for the work of the family and to develop skills necessary for the world of work in related occupations. We believe the student will learn about family and learn to understand and appreciate the family as a significant social institution and its diverse role in the home, workplace, community, and world. We also believe students will become life long learners.


 

Competencies

  1. The student will be able to apply ethical principles of respect, equality and justice when making choices and judgments.
  2. The student will be able to identify forces and conditions affecting life and the environment in which we live, work, and contribute, such as the home, workplace, neighborhood, community, and world.
  3. The student will use practical reasoning to approach everyday problem-solving with greater flexibility and open-mindedness.
  4. The student will use communication, reflection, and application of technical information, methods, and use of tools.
  5. The student will be able to resolve continuing concerns, build nurturing relationships, and connections to the outside world.
  6. The student will be able to identify and evaluate attitudes, beliefs, and patterns of thinking and acting that can block/or enhance creative and critical thinking and communication.
  7. The student will be able to make informed and socially responsible decisions.
  8. The student will be confident, contributing family members and citizens when they get involved in individual, family, and community action.
  9. The student will support and challenge the cognitive, social, emotional, physical, brain development, and well being of family members.
  10. The student will develop the understanding, recognize attitudes, and skills for meeting life and work tasks resourcefully and for lifelong learning.
  11. The student will develop an appreciation of the importance of their individual choices for the family and society.