I took home ec, but mom and Gran taught me to sew long before high school.
Our district doesn't teach home ec anymore. I'm sad. Even for a while they had a class call "Independent Living" where they taught, not so much home economics, but balancing the checkbook, budgeting, basic cooking, sewing, and home repair skills. They don't even have that anymore. We don't even have FFA or FHA anymore. "Lack of Interest..." Sad...