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After realizing that shop classes all over the country have been in decline for a few decades, I decided to start a website devoted to learning the things that kids should be learning in shop class. ShopClassKids.com.
I have 3 boys and I want to make sure they know the things that are no longer being taught in school. The plan is to make this a place where people can go to learn the basics of woodworking, welding, automotive, CNC and whatever else everyone feels would be a good idea. Even if kids don’t go into the trades this would still give them general handyman skills. It’s only been up for a few weeks but we’re adding content multiple times a week.
If you guys have any suggestions or resources we could use, let me know! I figure in order to increase the number of email subscribers I will bribe people by giving away tools as we reach certain milestones. So please, check it out and sign up for email updates!
Awesome man! I didn’t have shop either, I was always jealous of hearing about shop class…Luckily, I had a Dad that was quite handy that I could learn from.
This sounds like a good idea. In my town I was blessed to have shop in school. I’m not sure I would be in the construction trade or have interest in furniture without it. My town almost has a new high school completed and the shop classes have seemed to stick around. Even sounds like they got good upgrades including a cnc router for the wood shop.
Thanks for the kind words. I was able to get ahold of a shop teacher of 37 years who has a TON of info he’s sharing with me. I’m releasing it as fast as I can but there is so much material! I finally got a YouTube channel up also and we have some powerpoint presentations of some of his lessons. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG6NPSuCt9XEUdAzttOvycw
This is a pretty huge undertaking but I feel it’s important to share this knowledge with the people that haven’t had either a shop class or a parent to teach them these skills.
You had zero subscribers now you have one ?. Good job bro, looks pretty cool.
? X 2 ……. now you have two subscribers….
when I was in school I had many shop classes…… wood, metal, plastic, auto, electric…….
Very good idea.
Part of me sais a part on how to check an add oil would be useful the other part sais it could go wrong. Perhaps small engine maintenance would be more reasonable.