I don't know that shop/mechanical classes should be mandatory, but I certainly think they should be an option! Around here (eastern Canada) I don't know of a single high school that has any form of industrial arts class any longer.
I think a lot of the problem is that it seems that 'work' is the new dirty four letter word these days.
When I graduated from high school (five years ago) the only thing that the guidance counsellors and teachers would talk about was university. I listened to them and went to uni, however after a year and half I'd had enough of that. After working on a steam railway for two years I took a heavy equipment repair course and haven't looked back.
I've realised that everything has to be done by somebody - so why can't I do it myself. Sometimes it takes me a long time and sometimes it costs me more but I always learn from it and to me that's worth the cost.
The only thing I really don't like is that a lot of things that are 'new and improved' are getting very difficult to work on without a lot of specialised gear. Oh well, there's plenty of gear out there no one else want to mess with :)
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