Interesting post from Facebook so I thought I'd reproduce it over here.
Post: Just want to see how many people think that shop class should be put back in our schools...if you are 1 of the few, re-post.
My two responses: Thankfully it's not totally extinct though there are fewer offered than there used to be.
Schools should educate every child not just those regarded as college material.
The world takes a lot of skills to run and some of those skills are better paying than those for most college graduates.
There is a new kind of shop class called tech classes. For example my grandson just aced his robotics class. It doesn't fix sinks or cars or wire homes, but at least it recognizes the need for real world skills as opposed to purely academic skills.
Just thought of an interesting story that I should add. Talking to a guy in a bar about five years ago, somehow the discussion turned to the theories of a well-known physicist (can't remember which one). He commented that they had been classmates back in his undergrad days, but he realized that physicists don't usually make a lot of money so he changed his major and became an electrician. He said he had no regrets.
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