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
Stepinac, with a capacity of 1,360 students, does offer everything, from manual training to a radio studio.
From Time Magazine Archive
Schoolboys do needlework and study homemaking, while the girls take courses in auto repair and manual training.
From Time Magazine Archive
When Glencoe, a rich Chicago suburb, was frightened by Depression into dropping art, music and manual training from its curriculum, Redefer quit as superintendent, became in 1932 P. E. A.'s executive secretary.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is true, there are influences in manual training, as it has been described, which are favorable to a virtuous disposition.
From The Moral Instruction of Children by Felix Adler
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