I made a comment once before, that our society made a decided course correction starting in the 1980s that pushed young people into college whether they could handle it or not, afford it or not. It was fine for the young people coming out of those first three decades, but now it is biting society on the butt.

You can't find a plumber, handyman, electrician, mason, or any vocational worker because all the good ones retired and only a few young people have gone that route in the past 30 years. It seems those that went to college look down their noses at vocational workers.

Therefore, HS curriculum has been oriented toward preparing young people for college, like all hte courses you mentioned.

I am a bit older, graduating HS at the cusp of the generations being pressured into college. I remember taking a course in HS called, [i]Singles Living[/i]. The Home Economics teacher disguised it to get boys to join up. We learned how to change a flat tire, boil water, use a sewing machine, stitch with needle and thread and other skills you would need to live on your own.

[@HaleyTheRandom]