I did not learn to sew in Home Ec, I was slowly driven crazy by a teacher that had nine (count 'em 9!) steps to getting ready to put a zipper in, buttons had to be sewn in and out of each hole 20 times, and not one batch of cookies ever came out of the oven before they were burnt. (she walked real slow, and we could not ask her to check them until the timer went off!) Hated Home Ec! Love being a wife, mother, and housekeeper!