> Support for woodshop and metal classes offered in high school disappeared in the early 2000s to make way for computer labs, Ray said. I graduated in the 90's

> Support for woodshop and metal classes offered in high school disappeared in the early 2000s to make way for computer labs, Ray said. I graduated in the 90's and my high school had (and still does have) amazing facilities, since it also hosted the regional technical career center which had a broad range of offerings ranging from culinary arts, trades, homebuilding (they'd literally build a house every so often), finance/accounting, digital media & arts. Wood shops, metal shops, a restaurant, computer labs, etc. were all part of the facilities. Kids on college-track course plans didn't really have an opportunity to take advantage of this stuff, but for those not on the college-track, it gave them a great jump start into trade careers.