Hello, My name is Madison Higley but everyone calls me Maddy.
I love to play volleyball, basketball, and pretty much all other sports. Some hobbies I have right now include taking pictures and scrap-booking.
Interesting fact is that I have a batman birth-mark on my arm. I love to sew, cook, and I really enjoy helping others.
To me Family and Consumer Science is so much more than just cooking and sewing. It's a way of life. These are the skills that everybody needs to know to just survive in this life. These classes help everybody that takes them, learn how to make their lives better and how to help others' as well (like raising children).
I developed the desires to teach these courses when I came to the realization of how well I can really help youth improve their lives and learn how to manage themselves. I realized the difference that I could help them make and I love to watch as they make those changes. Whether they are little or small changes, they will have a huge impact in the outcomes of their lives.
To me literacy is being able to understand the tasks at hand. Understanding and putting into practice what is being read or taught. I think that it definitely corresponds to every subject. Being able to read a recipe and understanding it to the extent that you can make the desired outcome is being literate in that particular concept. Being able to go and do the instructions on a sewing pattern and even understanding and following how to manage your money is proof of your literacy in that content. Now, I don't think that being literate means that everything turns out exactly perfect because we all have to develop our skills. It does mean that you can understand and do the basics of what is being asked. For example, you can follow the directions of a sewing project, even if your lines come out crooked, you are still literate.
