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As an ex-USSR kid I was taught to operate a lathe and solder stuff at school. Is it something kids elsewhere in the world did too or maybe still do as part of their curriculum?
@prokoudine In France, between 1992 ~ 95, I was around 11 to 14 y/o, we had 2h per week named 'Technology' where I learnt how to solder circuit board but also more, like chemical things to print and reveal it. We also operated many machinery like a lathe, a large top down drill, but also a tracing machine assisted by a computer, etc... It wasn't a specialised or optional program, it was main trunk public school and for all. We made cool accessories, like a dimmer switch for lights from A to Z.
@davidrevoy @prokoudine I'm a bit older... We did soldering. No lathe and I don't remember using that drill press that was in the shop.
We also built a balsa model plane.
Also, computer wise, it was a bit of MS-Works on MS-DOS.
No shop class like my Canadian GF described (both wood shop and mechanic shop)