Cari Beyer (2004) reported that manual and industrial education occurred when learning with hands and the mind was combined thus became part of a curriculum that inspired missionaries to implement. Manual and industrial education originated from Europe and took root in the United States.
In Hawaii, prior to 1880, manual and industrial education was developed by missionaries who introduced this curriculum. The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM) sent missionaries to Hawaii to spread Christianity. Eventually, Hawaii became a frontier of building and strengthening religion in the islands.
There are five steps that were implemented. First, it was to establish a school for ali’i. The second step involved translating reading material into Hawaiian language thus later learned that it had its challenges to do so.. Third, it was sending the most educated and talented student (ali’i) to teach others (trained ali’i). Fourth step involved creating an educational system that missionaries monitored thus ensuring that they prepared young men or women to teach their religion. The fifth step involved creating a model school at each designated locations with appropriated funds to pay for expenses.
By far, the missionaries’ educational plan played an important part in transforming Hawai’i. As noted by other historians, the influence of missionary teachings affected and impacted how Hawaiians were educated then and now!
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