Technical Education: what it Is, and what American Public Schools Should Teach: An Essay Based on an Examination of the Methods and Results of Technical Education in Europe, as Shown by Official Reports

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Osgood, 1874 - 284 頁

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第 100 頁 - ... class of men ; and when we come down to details, to the construction of permanent way, arrangements of signals, points, and sidings, and the endless details of stations, we everywhere feel that we are in the hands of men who have spared no pains, and who have applied high professional skill to minute details.
第 100 頁 - I find everywhere throughout their work marks of that method, order, symmetry, and absence of waste which arise from plans well thought out, the judicious application of principles, conscientious parsimony, and a high feeling of professional responsibility.
第 94 頁 - ... because art genius is deficient in our nature, but because it is not developed and encouraged sufficiently. . . . It is impossible to estimate the loss which is entailed upon England through the neglect of art culture in every department of our industry ; through it we are reduced to mere ' hewers of wood and drawers of water
第 210 頁 - On that occasion there was an exhibition of the works of the students, and the number and variety were considerable and interesting. Conspicuous among the exhibits were some large models in clay. The Minister of Instruction had dictated the subject, and the following were the particulars given. A somewhat large tympanum of a pediment, to have the head of a bull for a centre, resting upon a shield, with accessories of lx>ys and festoons of fruits and flowers.
第 99 頁 - ... is concerned, or a free educated hand is required in decoration, our deficiencies become apparent The fault is less our own than our rulers', who have denied us education, or who have at least given us nothing to fit us for our destination in life, but have left us groping in the dark, for ever feebly attempting to overtake lost opportunities.
第 191 頁 - Drawing, with all its applications to the different industrial arts, should be considered as the principal means to be employed in technical instruction.
第 210 頁 - A somewhat large tympanum of a pediment, to have the head of a bull foi a center, resting upon a shield, with accessories of boys and festoons of fruits and flowers. The best was a very successful interpretation of the order given. These studies were little more than good sketches in clay, but it was evident that the students were learning a most useful lesson, that would stand them in good service when they went forth into the world. ... It seemed abundantly clear that the system pursued was simple...
第 100 頁 - ... more sharply, will waste less material by trial and error, and so give higher value, as well as quality and durability, to all their work, than ignorant, unrefined, ill-educated men.
第 204 頁 - Among all the branches of instruction •which, in different degrees from the highest to the lowest grade, can contribute to the technical education of either sex, drawing, in all its forma and applications, has been almost •unanimously regarded as the one which it is most important to make common.
第 210 頁 - ... and flowers. The best was a very successful interpretation of the order given. These studies were little more than good sketches in clay, but it was evident that the students were learning a most useful lesson, that would stand them in good service when they went forth into the world. ... It seemed abundantly clear that the system pursued was simple and rapid, and that the teaching and practice produced valuable results. It seems to have great vitality, never being without deep and varied interest...

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