We had cooking, sewing, metalworking, and woodworking classes in middle school, mandatory for all genders. Auto shop was a high school class and it was optional

We had cooking, sewing, metalworking, and woodworking classes in middle school, mandatory for all genders. Auto shop was a high school class and it was optional. And I went to a very subpar poor school. I went to middle school in the early 90s.