Nope, my mom taught me to sew on a machine when I was 9. I made a button down blouse with one hand and turned the wheel with the other as she wouldn't let me use it plugged in. By the time we had sewing in school starting in 7th grade I was bored out of my mind with what they taught. In high school they wouldn't let college prep kids schedule the home ec classes. Too bad. There's lots of people out there who ended up not knowing anything about how to take care of themselves.