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Reformer and Ideologue Brunch . Anton Soloshenko APUSH 1B. Horace Mann lived from 1796-1859
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Reformer and Ideologue Brunch Anton Soloshenko APUSH 1B
Horace Mann lived from 1796-1859 • Horace completely pushed the reform for education as the secretary of the Massachusetts Board of Education. Horace Mann campaigned effectively for more and better schoolhouses, longer school terms, higher pay for teachers, and an expanded curriculum. Horace Mann
“Truths, no matter how momentous or enduring, are nothing to the individual until he appreciates them, and feels their force, and acknowledges their sovereignty. He cannot bow to their majesty until he sees their power. All the blind then, and all the ignorant--that is, all the children--must be educated up to the point of perceiving and admitting the truth, and acting according to its mandates”. Horace Mann
Historical Significance: Schoolteachers during that time only taught the “three Rs”- “readin’,’ritin’, and ‘rithmetic”. Reform was much needed and Horace Mann pushed for better education and his influence eventually radiated out to the other states, and impressive improvements were chalked up. Horace Mann