All students analyze and make critical judgments about all forms of communication, separating fact from opinion, recognizing propaganda, stereotypes and statements of bias, recognizing inconsistencies and judging the validity of evidence. All students exchange information orally, including understanding and giving spoken instructions, asking and answering questions appropriately and promoting effective group communications. All students listen to and understand complex oral messages and identify their purpose, structure and use. All students compose and make oral presentations for each academic area of study that are designed to persuade, inform or describe. All students demonstrate their knowledge of principles of consumer behavior as a foundation for managing available resources to provide for personal and family needs.
All students demonstrate their knowledge of basic child health and child care skills.
All students compute, measure and estimate to solve theoretical and practical problems, using appropriate tools, including modern technology such as calculators and computers. All students apply the concepts of patterns, functions and relations to solve theoretical and practical problems. All students formulate and solve problems and communicate the mathematical processes used and the reasons for using them. All students understand and apply basic concepts of algebra, geometry, probability and statistics to solve theoretical and practical problems. All students evaluate, infer and draw appropriate conclusions from charts, tables and graphs showing the relationships between data and real-world situations.