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
While a student at the University of Chicago in 1896, where Dewey held sway over the philosophy department, Eby was assigned to teach Dewey-style manual training to a four-year-old lad named Archibald MacLeish.
From Time Magazine Archive
Its experiments in such fields as manual training, natural science, and language-teaching by conversation were copied throughout the nation.
From Time Magazine Archive
At St. Paul's in New Hampshire, an enlarged chapel, a new dining hall, gift of late Henry Chalfant, a manual training shop from Mr. John E. Barbour.
From Time Magazine Archive
By manual training we cultivate the intellect in close connection with action.
From The Moral Instruction of Children by Adler, Felix
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