shop class
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Definition
Noun: A school course that provides practical instruction in skilled manual trades, such as woodworking, metalworking, or automotive repair. It is a hands-on class where students learn to use tools, machinery, and techniques to create or repair objects.
Usage
This term is used to refer to a specific type of vocational or practical arts course within a school curriculum. It is typically a required or elective class at the middle school or high school level.
Examples
- All freshmen are required to take either shop class or home economics.
- He learned to weld in his high school shop class.
- The school is considering cutting funding for the shop class.
Advanced Usage
- The term can sometimes be used more broadly to refer to any environment focused on practical, hands-on making or repair, though this is less common.
- The community center's woodworking program feels like a professional shop class.
Variants and Related Words
- Industrial arts: A broader, more formal term for school subjects that include shop classes, often encompassing drafting, electronics, and other technical skills.
- Vocational education (voc-ed): A wider category of training for specific trades or careers, which may include shop classes.
- Woodshop / Metal shop / Auto shop: Specific types of shop classes focusing on a single trade.
Synonyms
- Manual training
- Trade class
- Technical education (in a specific, hands-on context)
Antonyms
- Theory class
- Academic class
- Lecture-based course
Related Phrases
- To take shop: An informal phrase meaning to enroll in or attend shop class.
- He decided to take shop instead of drama.
Noun
- a course of instruction in a trade (as carpentry or electricity)
- I built a birdhouse in shop