distributive education

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noun

a special program of vocational education at the high school level in which a student is employed part-time, receiving on-the-job training, and also attends classes, most of which pertain directly to the student's vocational field.

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Origin of distributive education

First recorded in 1945–50

Words nearby distributive education

distribution curve, distribution function, distributism, distributive, distributive bargaining, distributive education, distributive law, distributive property, distributor, distributorship, district

How to use distributive education in a sentence

Education controls the transmission of values and molds the spirit before dominating the soul.
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What they believe impacts economic policy, foreign policy, education policy, environmental policy, you name it.
The Evangelical Apocalypse Is All Your Fault|Jay Michaelson|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Congress is attempting to pass the buck on federal funding for education.
The ‘No Child’ Rewrite Threatens Your Kids’ Future|Jonah Edelman|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The Supreme Court eventually stepped in and ended legal segregation in the landmark 1954 decision, Brown v. Board of Education.
The ‘No Child’ Rewrite Threatens Your Kids’ Future|Jonah Edelman|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST

This is why arguments for little to no federal oversight of education are so disturbing.
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It seems to be a true instinct which comes before education and makes education possible.
Children's Ways|James Sully
I am pleading for a clear white light of education that shall go like the sun round the whole world.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
He became a doctor in two hours, and it only cost him twenty dollars to complete his education.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
And now let me come to the second problem we opened up in connection with college education—the problem of its extension.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
If we are to have a real education along lines of expression we must begin with the "content," or cause, of expression.
Expressive Voice Culture|Jessie Eldridge Southwick