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
The young boy shone in the local school, and after completing the sixth grade, he was sent to manual training school in a Moscow suburb.
From Time Magazine Archive
But they stress such subjects as typewriting, manual training, telegraphy, mathematics, spelling, agriculture.
From Time Magazine Archive
But until now the theory of manual training has hardly begun to be worked out.
From The Moral Instruction of Children by Felix Adler
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