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represent a diversity of talents. It is the
school's responsibility to help students discover
and develop the talents in technical fields and
applied sciences. The best way to discover
talents is to provide experience situations in
which the talents may appear. Industrial arts
provides experiences in technical education which
provides the opportunity for the discovery of
technical abilities.
3. To develop technical problem-solving skills
related to materials and processes.
Teaching industrial arts shopwork should
begin with a problem solving approach. Man had
developed tools and machines to solve his problems,
to get the job done more easily and quickly. As
new problems arise, new tools are designed to meet
these problems. To use tools and materials in
industrial arts divorced from problem solving
becomes busy work. The problem-solving approach,
in industrial arts, when properly directed by the
teacher, leads to creative thinking, the application
of principles of science and mathematics, as well
as technological developments.
If we oversimplify the total task of education
and agree that the central purpose of education is
to enable the student to solve all of his problems
(emotional, social, communicative, vocational, etc.),
we would then say that the purpose of industrial
arts is to provide experiences which will enable
the student to solve the technical problems of
living in a highly industrialized age. The exper-
iences provided should give the student an oppor-
tunity to apply science, mathematics, and other
facets of his general education to the solution
of practical problems in the industrial arts shop.
4. To develop in each student a measure of skill in
the use of the common tools and machines.
Skill is essential in every industrial arts
program. If used properly it becomes the tool
which the student uses to achieve his goals. It
leads him to insights and understanding of industry,
it helps him discover and develop his talents in
the technical fields, and it aids in the develop-
ment of problem-solving skills. If, on the other
hand, it is used improperly, the student will
become its slave. It becomes an end in itself, and
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Hansen, Philip W. An Evaluation of Selected Woodworking Projects, dissertation, August 1970; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc164435/m1/37/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .