Horace Mann of Massachusetts took lead in education reform. To Mann, public financing of education was essential for democracy to work. He said:
"If we do not prepare children to be good citizens; if we do not enrich their minds with knowledge... then our republic must go down to destruction as others have gone before it."
After becoming head of the state board of education in 1837, Mann convinced Massachusetts to improve its public school system. It created colleges to trainteachers, raised the salaries of the teachers, and lengthened the school year.
Horace Mann was a Massachusetts lawyer and social reformer. That was his real name.
Horace Mann was committed to reforms in the education sector because he wanted to see speedy modernization
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Horace Mann
Horace Mann, the education reformer, was married twice. He was married to Charlotte Messer Mann in 1830, until she died in 1832, ( it was a death he never recovered from ) and then married Mary Peabody Mann until he died in 1859 at age 63.
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Horace Mann's middle name was "Mann."
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Horace Mann has written: 'The world destroyer'
Horace Mann was born on May 4, 1796.
Horace Mann Jr. was born in 1844.
Horace Mann was born on May 4, 1796.
Horace Mann School was created in 1887.
Horace Mann died on August 2, 1859.
Horace Mann is known as "The Father of the Common School"
Horrace Mann