DIY - resurrecting shop classes

Reading this article this morning https://www.edsurge.com/n/2015-05-26-how-minecraft-and-duct-tape-wallets-prepare-our-kids-for-jobs-that-don-t-exist-yet Duct tape wallets and Minecraft are in. Reading this article this morning https://www.edsurge.com/n/2015-05-28-why-elon-musk-s-secret-school-has-no-grade-levels Screw drivers are in. I've got a sense that crafts/tools that are considered feminine - or not directly related to commerce (as duct tape wallets certainly are) - are not in.