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Now the the shop classes are mostly eliminated and few exist. Students are being taught that it is sub-class to get their hands dirty.
Here is the big mistake the public schools have made, it is not understanding you have to work with both your hands and mind. Where do they think the hard workers who drive this nation come from?
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One of the main reasons I enjoy teaching in the school in which I teach is that it is the "vocational magnet" school for our district. We have students pursuing careers in culinary, cosmetology, carpentry, auto mechanics and body work, computer technology, floral design, and many others. Most of these students are focused and goal-oriented. We also require a higher degree of academic performance than our sister schools - and get cooperation from the students' CTE teacher in achieving this. My previous job was in a school such as this one, and I wouldn't want to teach anywhere else.
In regard to Mike Rowe, I always told my daughters that there were NO "demeaning" jobs. People in your workplace or supervisours could demean you, but the work you did held the dignity that you brought with you to it - no matter what it was.