Manual Education: Its History – Past and Present and Its Possibilities for the Future
Abstract
It is my purpose to treat in three distinct parts, as the title indicates, the philosophy, history and methodology of manual education in its broadest sense; the first part, - a fairly complete chronological outline of the past; the second, - an outline of the present, with special emphasis on the period from 1900 to the current year; the third part, - a forecast of the future, both in the ideal and in the more limited practical considerations. While my outline is intended to be fairly complete and inclusive, it could well be drawn out, if treated fully, into a lengthy volume. I propose though, to condense my material so as to corer the ground in much less space. In my treatment, bearing in mind what almost a quarter century of experience, both primary and secondary has presented as the ideal situation, I shall picture how close to the goal we have reached, -how much we have yet to travel. I shall include in the picture a the future, every possible phase, from Manual training in its elementary form, to the most technical vocational training, not emitting such problems as aerial education/ visual education, radio, television and all the elements in the broad fields of transportation and communication. From the elementary school up the picture is to include a cross-section of industry as the corollary of manual education. Vocational and educational guidance are to be considered as part of a full program of manual education. Throughout, while attempting to maintain an objective attitude,
Subject Area
Communication|Career and technical education
Recommended Citation
Blumenfeld, Leo, "Manual Education: Its History – Past and Present and Its Possibilities for the Future" (1929). ETD Collection for Fordham University. AAI31189736.
https://research.library.fordham.edu/dissertations/AAI31189736
