This is the first in a blog series about remaining relevant and how chapter advisers can use FCCLA to move FACS programs forward. Each edition of this series will provide a quick tip on using FCCLA or incorporating student involvement in the community to benefit FACS programs.
Each year, the national office hears of several FACS programs that have been cut from middle school and high school offerings. We hate hearing this and want to help when and where we can. One of the ways to do this is to encourage students to seek careers in FACS education. This is easier said than done, but one of the best ways is to show students what being a FACS teacher is all about.Take your classes on a field trip to a local (or the closest) college or university that offers a degree in Family and Consumer Science. While there students can sit in on classes, visit with professors, go on a campus tour, and meet with the financial aid office to discuss scholarships. Advisers, connect with the department chair in advance to schedule a presentation to the future educators so you can share your FCCLA experience with them, or invite them take their own field trip to your classroom.
Not only does this visit get your students thinking about a career in FACS education, but future teachers will be exposed to the benefits of FCCLA. Follow up with a career day where other FACS professionals come speak to your students in your classroom.
Monday, March 9, 2009
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FACS results to be a very complex field that people have no idea of what it is all about. They get amazed when we show our achievements and expectations, our variety of themes that we discuss in class, the amount of occupations that are directly and indirectly related to our class, and, off course, how FCCLA contributes to self development, leadership skills and career selection. An FACS teacher has the opportunity of mesmerize those students showing them the importance of our career, our purposes as educators. FACS is not a primarily academic class, but it sure is a field that enriches and works on the integration of all other academics. We let them make sense in students day by day life.
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