Not Your Mom’s Home Economics

Teacher: Angie Baer

Wednesday 1PM - 2:30PM (ET) - Spring 2027

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Description

Not Your Mom’s Home Economics Course Overview

Every parent eventually asks: “Is my high schooler ready to handle life in the real world?”

This practical, project-based course equips students with essential life skills for responsible independence and confident adulthood. In this high school-level class (formerly Life Skills and Family Science), students develop the foundational habits and competencies necessary for thriving beyond graduation. Families can explore all of our homeschool enrichment and life skills courses.


What Your Student Will Learn

  • Responsible independence
  • Time management in a social media world
  • Healthy eating and hygiene
  • Gardening and food preservation
  • Family life and marriages that last
  • Servant leadership in the home
  • Financial decisions and budgeting
  • Filing taxes
  • Basic home and vehicle maintenance

Students gain hands-on experience with practical household tasks such as fixing faucets and toilets, installing light fixtures, changing furnace filters, repairing flat tires, and performing basic car maintenance. The goal is not just survival in the “real world,” but confidence and capability.


Watch a Sample Class Session


Course Structure

This course is highly project-oriented. Rather than using a traditional textbook curriculum, the class is organized into focused units:

  • 5 weeks — Personal responsibility
  • 2 weeks — Finance and budgeting
  • 5 weeks — Home and car maintenance
  • 3 weeks — Family life (traditional/biblical perspective)

Students complete one weekly meal preparation and one practical home project selected with parental guidance (painting, gutter cleaning, furnace filters, etc.).


Required Materials

Two reference books are used throughout the course. They are not required reading each week but serve as helpful guides.

Additional supplies include groceries for weekly meal preparation and materials for selected home maintenance projects.


High School Credit

  • 0.5 credit

Recommended Grade Level

  • Grades 9–12

Prerequisites

  • None

Estimated Workload

90-minute live class + 1–3 hours per week + one major project assignment


What Families Are Saying

“Great exercise for all of us! It spurred conversations about saving for emergencies and what happens when you have more month than money.”

“These boys are making yummy meals every week! Homemade mashed potatoes, baked potato soup, cornbread from scratch — delicious!”

“It really showed the importance of teenagers learning these life skills.”

“Amazing teacher and godly woman. Love her!”

“She is learning so much and having so much fun in the process.”

Angie Baer

Angie Baer - Teacher - MyFunScience.com

Angie Baer has an excitement for science that connects students to the joy of learning. Her hands-on approach to teaching, whether in the barn, the kitchen or the classroom, provides a unique experience for online learners. In addition to teaching her own children and in local co-ops, she has taught and given webinars in the online classroom for over 10 years.

Angie and her husband, Jeff, have been married for 30 years. They homeschooled for 21 years and successfully graduated all five of their children. They live close to their 8-generation family dairy farm in northeast Ohio, milking 240 cows using robotic milkers.

Angie and her husband are both musicians and worship leaders who have a passion to build community and connect people with God’s goodness. They are currently pastoring a small church plant that meets in their barn. Angie is a student at Asbury Theological Seminary earning her Master of Arts degree in Pastoral and Spiritual Care.

When she’s not teaching, Angie Baer enjoys raising animals, gardening, cooking, playing music, traveling overseas for missions.

Testimonials

"If you have the chance to take a class with this teacher DO IT! Seriously excellent teacher! Inspiring, organized, helpful, goes way beyond the regular classroom time for the kids - can't recommend her enough!"
"My children absolutely love MyFunScience. They look forward to it every day and requested it for next year and upcoming years. Angie Baer teaches all three of them, I think she is excellent."
"Mrs. Baer is an absolute treasure! Down to earth, pleasant, always smiling and she just "has a way" with the high school age group. Her before-class prayers were heart-felt too. Thankful my son was a part of her class."
"I wanted to let you know that Caleb completed the Budget worksheet. Great exercise for all of us! It spurred on conversations about how you can save for emergencies, entertainment but also what happens if you have more month at the end of the money. Great variety of talking points around the breakfast table. Thanks!" – Julie W.
"Loving "Not your Mom's Home EC Class" with Angie Baer! These boys are making some yummy meals every week! Last night Ethan made homemade mashed potatoes with chip beef gravy. Tonight, Eli made Homemade Baked Potato Soup and cornbread from scratch. Delicious!" – Judy K.
"Angie my daughter is taking your Anatomy & Physiology class this semester and really enjoys it. My youngest daughter sits in during class and does the experiments and work as well…: - Gracie W.
"We did everything from doing laundry and cooking, to changing oil, to finding out our love languages. It was a really awesome class that really showed the importance of teenagers needing to learn these skills.: - Chloe M.
"My daughter just finished Health & Wellness with Angie Baer. And both daughters will take her Home Ec and our sons her science class. Amazing teacher and godly women!! ❤️❤️ her!!" - Kim H.
"Thank you again for offering this class this semester! Annabelle is loving this class and I cannot tell you how much I appreciate the assignments! I am sending along some of Annabelle's pictures...most weeks she takes a day to make a super nutritious hot lunch (Stir Fry, Mexican Soup) and last night it was a bacon and veggie Frittata topped with hot sauce and Greek yogurt (YUM!) for dinner! She is learning so much and having so much fun in the process." – Jennifer G.
You are an amazing woman and an amazing teacher. It has been a joy for Capri to join you in your classes!!! She LOVES getting to be in your class and when we are on the road, she is sad if she cannot attend them. I appreciate the apparent love that you show to your kids in such a unique way! Even though they are not in the classroom with you, they def. feel that love which can only be the love of Jesus Christ!!! We cannot thank you enough for your sacrifice for these kids near and FAR:) I know it has changed Capri's path already with you as a huge influence in her life!! - Amber B.

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