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
In Sioux City, Iowa, last winter the local Plumbers' Union, WPA carpenters, the High School manual training classes, a local fur dealer and the Junior League all labored together to give Art a fitting home.
From Time Magazine Archive
The curriculum included manual training; her pupils repaired junk-pile furniture so they would have something to sit on.
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
Many otherwise excellent and interesting experiments in manual training fail to give satisfaction because they do not include this element.
From The Moral Instruction of Children by Adler, Felix
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