In eighth grade we took home ec, shop, art, and typing. Each for one quarter.
The sewing machine was the best. Rat-a-tat-a-tat-a-tat-a-tat and you've got a new pair of jeans.
Typing class sucked. Tandy 1000s running evil educational software off 5.25" floppies. My bad habits were ingrained long before 8th grade. Never could do home row.