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
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
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
A heavy-footed, horny-handed farmer's son, he coached football and baseball, taught Latin and manual training.
From Time Magazine Archive
But I do wish to speak of the value of manual training to the future lawyer and clergyman, and to all those who will perhaps never be called upon to labor with their hands.
From The Moral Instruction of Children by Felix Adler
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