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I was glad for shop classes. I liked all the ones I took: Woodworking, print shop (running offset printing presses, developing film in a darkroom with chemicals, etc, fun!), and of course auto shop.
I remember my auto shop essay was on the coming of fuel injection as the norm for cars. My shop teacher said it was an overly complicated fad, or for expensive cars, and carbs were here to stay!
Like most of us here, I can work on a car, build things out of wood, fix things around the house, etc. My own kids, while excellent in school, sports, music, etc. are completely illiterate when it comes to working on anything. Have any of them try to drill a pilot hole in a board and use a screwdriver to put a screw in and it's funny. It's like they have no opposable thumbs.
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