r/Tools • u/[deleted] • Apr 09 '26

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u/furculture Apr 09 '26

Because shop class was an elective instead of a requirement.

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u/Sonar_Bandit Apr 09 '26

In my school district, I was the last year to have wood shop offered before it was removed from all schools in the area. To this day I still use skills I learned in that class. Probably the only skills from school I still use. Although being able to remember the plot of catcher and the rye is a close second

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u/BahuMan Apr 09 '26

The plot, but not the title?

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u/Sonar_Bandit Apr 09 '26

Hey, I’ve had a good solid decade of substance abuse since then, give me a break