Many people believe that cooking is an essential life skill and should be taught to boys and girls in schools. Others disagree and believe it is a waste of school time. To what extent do you agree?

Recently, society has been debating whether it is beneficial for children to have meal preparation classes in school. In the present essay, I will express my opinion on the topic. Personally, I strongly agree with the statement. Given the current global financial situation, I am referring to the general inflation

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prices, people must start thinking of ways to save money. Eating is a basic necessity and getting food from restaurants can be quite expensive, even

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compared to making food at home.

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, in the United States, 50% of the population is single, and a part of

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people living alone. In

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case, people only rely on themselves to prepare their meals. Even for couples, where both partners work, the task must be shared. For

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to happen and to become part of the individuals’ routine, the learning should start at a young age. As mathematics or language studies are important, so are

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practical subjects. Another reason is that the process of making meals has lots of steps that help children to learn faster

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because they are applying their knowledge

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familiar occupations.

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, reading comprehension, while reading the cooking book, or how to calculate and do maths, when figuring out that ½ a cup is bigger than ¼ of a cup of sugar. To conclude, the benefits of learning how to cook are uncountable, both for the younger generation, while learning

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the subjects, and for when they get older

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and have to live by themselves. Knowing how to cook should begin as soon as possible, promoting independence, money saving, and learning integration.