This classic work on educational philosophy explores the role of manual training in the education of children. Salomon argues that teaching children to work with their hands is just as important as teaching them to read and write, and that the two should be integrated into a unified system of education. His ideas were influential in the development of the modern educational system.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.