manual training
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of manual training
An Americanism dating back to 1875–80
Example Sentences
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The manual training movement incorporated wood and metal work into typical curricula, and, unlike later models of vocational training, was designed to further liberal arts teaching rather than replace it.
From Slate ● Dec. 24, 2018
Struck down in the past few years have been kindergartens, continuation schools, the junior college, junior high schools, manual training, domestic science and physical training in elementary schools.
From Time Magazine Archive
He studied at Brooklyn's Pratt Institute, and got jobs as a manual training and art teacher.
From Time Magazine Archive
Of Yankee and German Swiss stock, the son of a high-school manual training teacher, Stanton started earning money as a newsboy.
From Time Magazine Archive
I need not here speak of the value of manual training to the artisan class.
From The Moral Instruction of Children by Felix Adler
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