Do you feel that Home Economics is an important class to offer in middle and/or highschool?

When I was in middle school, I got to take one year of it, but then my district nixed it because of budget costs. I could understand why they felt they needed to do that, but I remember learning a lot skills in that class that I still use today. However, I have friends who took the same course with me and they thought it was pointless and a waste of time.