Project Gutenberg 2021-12-29 Public domain in the USA. 467 Ham, Charles H. (Charles Henry) 1831 1902 Ham, Charles Henry 00002998 Mind and Hand: Manual Training the Chief Factor in Education $aUnited States :$bAmerican Book Company ,$c1900. Tim Lindell, Harry Lamé and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Mind and Hand: Manual Training the Chief Factor in Education" by Charles H. Ham is an educational treatise written in the late 19th century. The book advocates for an educational reform that emphasizes the integration of manual training with intellectual development, positioning these skills as fundamental to a well-rounded education. Ham argues that the combination of mind and hands-on experience creates a more effective learning environment, fostering not only intellectual growth but also moral and practical skills in students. The beginning of the text discusses Ham's vision of the "Ideal School," a transformative educational institution that prioritizes practical training and labor alongside traditional learning. Describing the school as a place that dignifies labor and combines knowledge with hands-on work, he draws inspiration from historical educational theorists. He emphasizes the significance of tools as critical instruments in education, lamenting their absence in conventional schools, and challenges the status quo of education that often neglects practical skills. In his view, true education goes beyond theory to actively engage students in the physical world, blending learning with creativity and practical applications. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/mindhandmanualtr00hamc_0/page/n7 20190907013654ham 1900 US Reading ease score: 59.2 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Manual training LB Text Category: Teaching & Education 1203100 2025-09-26T11:36:28.642303 text/html 1151222 2024-10-18T17:54:43 text/html 4542026 2025-09-26T11:36:50.452248 application/epub+zip 4542215 2025-09-26T11:36:33.891238 application/epub+zip 485630 2025-09-26T11:36:30.733263 application/epub+zip 4889599 2025-09-26T11:37:00.437165 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4842602 2025-09-26T11:36:47.499250 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 762351 2022-09-30T06:45:37.072645 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 956652 2025-09-26T11:36:25.556280 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 936519 2024-10-18T17:54:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16193 2025-09-26T11:37:01.034112 application/rdf+xml 16169 2025-09-26T11:36:31.328261 image/jpeg 2713 2025-09-26T11:36:31.009244 image/jpeg 4320439 2025-09-26T11:36:28.792262 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog