some would say that this is where we are heading...everyone only being able to afford a tiny lot.
Shop class still existed when I was in school but it was only for one year and honestly, they didn't teach you how to build anything useful. I remember we spent weeks on building these racecars for a contest which was fun but served no real practical purpose. It's probably banned to have this in schools for sexism and safety reasons these days. It should, as you hint at, be required.