| Sloyd (sloyd) |
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| Sloyd |
| [Written also
slojd, and sloid.] [Sw. slöjd skill,
dexterity, esp. skilled labor, hence, manufacture, wood carving.] |
Lit., skilled mechanical work, such as that required in wood
carving; trade work; hence, a system (usually called the sloyd
system) of manual training in the practical use of the tools and
materials used in the trades, and of instruction in the making and use
of the plans and specifications connected with trade work. The sloyd
system derives its name from the fact that it was adopted or largely
developed from a similar Swedish system, in which wood carving was a
chief feature. Its purpose is not only to afford practical skill in
some trade, but also to develop the pupils mentally and
physically.
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