11. Later, college home economics departments prepared women to teach home ec in schools and rural areas. 12. We partnered in home ec class. 13. Students made their own green corduroy shorts in Home Ec and bought gray shiny t-shirts with green trim. 14. "Home Ec had been turned into a dumping ground for kids who didn't succeed academically, " he said. 15. Home ec , driver's ed and classes like music appreciation are usually elective, called " add-ons " by educators.16. Still, at least it was only home ec , the hour of the day you more or less expected to squander. 17. Some women still cherish old-fashioned home ec skills : one character's next-door neighbor gives garden luncheons featuring " dirt cakes," 18. The only other time I took a cooking course, it was Mrs . Dakin's home ec . class at Millbury Memorial High. 19. In exchange for the use of the room, Beard had planned a fund-raising dinner to buy new equipment for the home ec department. 20. With match, Home Ec , children and Administration, much of the first floor was a place to be ignored by the teenagers and young adults.
