On Jun 12, 9:36*am, "
wrote:
When I was in school, these were every boy's favorite, and almost the
only useful education we got.

I think a big part of why the vocational arts have disappeared from
schools is cost. Can you imaging how much a machine shop classroom
costs to operate, compared to, say, English? Classroom budgets are
tight enough when you don't have to buy tooling and materials,
maintain and repair machines etc. etc..