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Old 12-27-2012, 08:21 AM
 
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I'm curious. In what grade do students take Shop and what do they teach in Shop class? Has it changed much since when you were in school?

Do any of the public schools teach computer repair?
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Old 12-27-2012, 09:10 AM
 
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My niece took it in ninth grade as an elective. She learned how to get boys to do her work.
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Old 12-27-2012, 09:14 AM
 
Location: On the Chesapeake
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In many school systems shop has been eliminated at the high school level. In some cases it's been replaced by Tech Ed which can include subjects such as Computer Graphics, International Cuisine or JROTC. Traditional shop classes are taught in Vo-Tech schools.

The reason for the elimination of the classes has come from many fronts, from the lack of certified teachers to cost to the emphasis on testing and something has to be gotten rid of.
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Old 12-27-2012, 10:03 AM
 
Location: southwestern PA
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Our junior high still does shop classes... makes for a well rounded student!
That's where our daughter lost her fear of power tools.
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Old 12-27-2012, 11:16 AM
 
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Our district has woods, metals, and computer classes at the junior high and high school levels and auto repair classes at the high school level.
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Old 12-27-2012, 01:15 PM
 
Location: Grosse Ile Michigan
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They make birdhouses. It is important to know how to make birdhouses and wooden boxes. Becasue well. . . it is important.

Computer repair is useless. No one repairs broken computers. It costs more than the computer is worth. IT (softwater issues and computer system building might be useful.

I think they shoudl teach a class in how to manage a household - making a budget, basic maintainance and repairs for houses and cars, how you get electricty, phone service, internet and gas. How to cook some basic meals. Meal planning. How to open and maintain a bank account. What credit cards are and why the lead to disaster. Medicine basics. How to apply for welfare and what kinds of welfare are available. Cleannig a house, applying for a loan, reading a contract like a lease or furniture rental agreement.

Useful things. Kids graduate today and they have no idea how to live. No wonder they end up in Mom and Dad's basement until they are 40.
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Old 12-27-2012, 01:37 PM
 
Location: southwestern PA
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I think they shoudl teach a class in how to manage a household - making a budget, basic maintainance and repairs for houses and cars, how you get electricty, phone service, internet and gas. How to cook some basic meals. Meal planning. How to open and maintain a bank account. What credit cards are and why the lead to disaster. Medicine basics. How to apply for welfare and what kinds of welfare are available. Cleannig a house, applying for a loan, reading a contract like a lease or furniture rental agreement.
Our district has that too... it's called FACS.
Family and Consumer Sciences

They do not teach about applying for welfare though....
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Old 12-27-2012, 02:21 PM
 
Location: A coal patch in Pennsyltucky
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I'm curious. In what grade do students take Shop and what do they teach in Shop class? Has it changed much since when you were in school?

Do any of the public schools teach computer repair?
Our local junior high has a combination of tech ed. and wood shop. Both classes are required in junior high. Tech Ed. can touch on a lot of different areas including things like motors, electrical circuits, plumbing, HVAC, photography, etc. The textbook touches on a lot of different subjects. Much of what they do involves computers. They get involved with desktop publishing, silk screening, and digital imaging as hands-on projects. This class is more technical than the computer applications class that is also taught.

The wood shop portion is the standard wood shop that has always been taught in schools. The difference now is that girls also take this class.

Our school district has a vo-tech school but students who are not in vo-tech may take various shop classes as electives.
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Old 12-27-2012, 02:45 PM
 
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"How to live your life emasculated by a feminized culture and not go on a shooting spree using a zipguun you made in shop class"?
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Old 12-27-2012, 04:25 PM
 
Location: Tennessee
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I remember when I went to school it was a jr high class for boys. I think Coldjensens' idea is a good one although I like bird houses, too.

Thanks to those who responded.
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