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
A heavy-footed, horny-handed farmer's son, he coached football and baseball, taught Latin and manual training.
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
I believe in the schools for manual training, and that every child should be taught not only to think, but to do, and that the hand should be educated with the brain.
From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 11 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany by Ingersoll, Robert Green
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