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Welcome to the Tennessee Educational Resource (TN-ER) Site, the premier source of information for Family and Consumer Sciences teachers in Tennessee. The TN-ER is a project of the Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE) in contract with Tennessee Technological University's School of Human Ecology. Original FACS resources coordinated with Tennessee approved FACS middle and high school courses are located here. Links to other resources including the TDOE are provided throughout the TN-ER. In addition to resources, strategies for the management of an effective FACS program leading to student success are made available. Place the TN-ER in your favorites and plan to visit us often.

TIMELY TIP on Marriage

1. “The difficulty with marriage is that we fall in love with a personality but we must live with a character.” Peter De Vries.

Explain what you believe De Vries meant by the above quote. Do you agree or disagree? Support your answer and be prepared to share in small groups.

2. “Marriage, like money, is still with us; and, like money, progressively devalued.” Robert Graves.

Do you agree with Graves’ statement? Why or why not? What do you see in today’s society that supports or contradicts this idea of marriage? What, if anything, should be done in society to support the institution of marriage?