I went to maybe slightly above average high school for my area and didn't have one. But there were programs where the school partnered with community colleges and students maintaining decent grades could attend classes elsewhere. And those had shop as well as other vocational programs.
They probably sent us home with a pamphlet with information at the beginning of the year, but I don't remember.
I usually wait 6mo to a year in order for composer dependencies I use to get updated. Then its usually a trivial upgrade. I've upgraded sooner before for simpler projects though and things are usually pretty stable upon release.
That doesn't follow if you assume that promotion of an idea is highest when it seeks to establish dominance, and goes away if it becomes hegemonic / the "new normal".