I teach at a university and part of my Family and Consumer Education department is Career and Technical Education. We prepare high school teachers to teach the content once covered in home ec. in up to date ways. They teach basic nutrition/food preperation, basic sewing skills, basic child care and human relationshipskills and some basics of interior design along with some of the nuts and bolts of finances. These classes are always in demand in the high schools and open to all students. In stead of the basic one pocket apron of the past the students learn how to make PJ bottoms. Tee-Hee as one of their sewing projects in high school. We have many, many college students who have never done more sewing that replacing a button. They discover sewing and become designers. Yes, indeed. We had a gal a couple of years ago, who had never used a machine in her life and in 4 years graduated and is now a head designer and has her own line for a top of the line New York well known designer. Let's keep these folks sewing, cooking, designing interiors and caring for our children and helping families be successful!