Talk:Sloyd

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This article appears to be a personal statement rather than an encyclopedic article following Wikipedia policies and guidelines. I will make sure that you get a copy of links on your talk page. Thanks, Mattisse 04:56, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

I am a Danish sloyd teacher educated from Dansk Sløjdlærerskole in Copenhagen. To my opinion the original article was a good historical description containing facts. Very often people who critizise know nothing about the subject themselves. Mr. Mattisse, you should not interfere with subjects that you know too little about. What education do you have? --Hans Christophersen 17:02, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

I am pleased to see this page getting some attention (and editing) I am a craftsman and teacher, and not the kind to put all the verbage in the correct format. I have studied sloyd extensively, both in and outside the classroom, so naturally what I write would come across as a personal statement... rather than purely cold, clinical and devoid of feelings the way encyclopedias can be. Here in the US, sloyd played an important role in early education that is now nearly forgotten as schools abandon hands-on learning for heartless and ineffective expedience. Anyway, I am pleased to see most of what I contributed intact, and to see the entry without the banners proclaiming its inadequacies. Thank you. to those who have edited, and to Mr. Christophersen for confirming validity of content. DougStowe 00:33, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

I, too, have been working with my hands for decades, and I have to concur. Mr. Matisse's comment makes him look like an asshole. Go back to your paintings! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.155.70.167 (talk) 21:39, 8 August 2016 (UTC)

I have added an inline citation to expand the references to current Sloyd practice in Finland and Iceland. I suggest we can remove the comment about lack of inline citations. comment added by Pwhittak20 (talk • contribs) 20:04, 15 August 2020 (UTC)

Sloyd in America
I've got in front of me a book entitled "Paper Sloyd for Primary Grades" (Ginn & Company, 1905) which is written by Ednah Anne Rich. Rich is referenced in this Wikipedia article as it stands now as the founder of the Santa Barbara School... but in this book she writes that the Manual Training School was founded by Anna S. C. Blake in 1891-1892. Is this the same school? Perhaps a revision is in order? Gus andrews (talk) 15:17, 14 August 2008 (UTC)

This small section has been tagged for references, although it seems as though the sentences as they stand would be hard to verify. I found an article on JSTOR that seems to detail some of the effects sloyd had on education in the US but I cannot read past the first page because I don't have a subscription to JSTOR myself.

If someone does, or has access to one, here is the link to it: The Influence of Swedish Sloyd and its Interpreters on American Art Education  Maybe it can clear up the issue. 98.217.191.240 (talk) 22:09, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

Redirect from Slojd/Slöjd
There was a seperate article at Slöjd, but it would seemt that these are the same subject. I'm not knowledgeable enough to identify what's useful to bring over to this article, but I've copied the entire content of the article below to make it easier for anyone who wants to tackle it. | God of  biscuits | 16:46, 5 March 2009 (UTC) Slöjd Sloyd(sleight of hand, skilled or crafty), a system of manual training adopted to develop technical skill originally in the schools of Sweden and Finland; is education of the eye as well as the hand.

In Sweden slöjd is a compulsory subject for students from 1th to 9t grade (years 8-15), and it is diveded into three areas: wood, fabrics and metal.

Slöjd is also taught in schools in Denmark, Norway, and Germany. In the US, and throughout the non-Scandinavian world it was promoted as Sloyd.

It is referred to in the classic science fiction thriller The Island of Dr. Moreau (1896) by H.G. Wells, with the implication that in the era of muscular Christianity this system had some philosophical appeal in Victorian Britain. Also referred to in 1890 Edinburgh Postal Register, as being offered at Merchiston Castle School. Also see: Sloyd.

Category:Education in Sweden Category:Education in Finland Category:Training

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