. REPORT OF THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION, ONTARIO, 1909 . vement spared no effort to prove to the people that Manual Training hadno connection with any trade, that its only purpose was cultural. They did thework well, so well that the practical man of to-day has sometimes concluded thatit has very little of real practical value for use in everyday life. And it must beadmitted that these criticisms are to a large extent justified. A critical examina-tion of many of the models made in the average Manual Training room forces oneto admit that they do not tend to educate the boy in the things essentia
. REPORT OF THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION, ONTARIO, 1909 . vement spared no effort to prove to the people that Manual Training hadno connection with any trade, that its only purpose was cultural. They did thework well, so well that the practical man of to-day has sometimes concluded thatit has very little of real practical value for use in everyday life. And it must beadmitted that these criticisms are to a large extent justified. A critical examina-tion of many of the models made in the average Manual Training room forces oneto admit that they do not tend to educate the boy in the things essential to goodcraftsmanship or in a broad way to prepare him for modern industrial life. The boycan do too much without thinking about what he is doing and so gets little good outof it. The times demand men who not only have skill of hand but those who arecapable of thinking at the same time. To make our Manual Training have a directbearing on industrial life it is essential that good technique be acquired and if we >09 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. 507 J r. 5 508 THE REPORT OP THE No.
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