Every child should be thought the basics of cooking and nutrition in school. Labelling an optional class as “home economics” means that most children won’t opt for this class and even if they do, they learn outdated skills like stitching and tye-dying rather than skills that matter such as nutritional analysis, cooking, identifying ingredients and learning how/ where to purchase ingredients. This should be a mandatory class with a curriculum overseen by professionals in the cooking industry to benefit children later in life. Ingredients should be subsidised.