Horace Mann's Vision of the Public Schools
Horace Mann's Vision of the Public Schools

Author: William Hayes

Publisher: R & L Education

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 190

ISBN-13:

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Horace Mann has been labeled by historians as the "father of the public schools." Just as judges and historians consult the views of the nation's Founding Fathers for guidance on contemporary issues, current educators can benefit by revisiting the original vision of Horace Mann for publicly supported schools. Such a study will not only be of interest to anyone interested in our schools, but it will also offer guidance as we consider our current educational issues. Much has changed since Horace Mann led the struggle to establish the common or public schools in the mid-19th century. Drastic changes in demographics, the emergence of teacher unions, and more recently, the standards movement, high-stakes testing, and accountability have greatly affected public schools. These factors, along with the additional powers taken on by the state and federal government have altered how schools function. The result has been the creation of a system that currently fails to offer an equal educational opportunity to all of our students. This book looks to the educational ideas of Horace Mann to offer guidance as to how this nation might preserve his original vision of a public school system that will offer a free and equal educational opportunity to all the children of this nation.

Saving Schools
Saving Schools

Author: Paul E. Peterson

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Published: 2010-03-30

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 9780674050112

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In this book Peterson interprets the history of American schools by placing major educational reformers in the context of their times and relates their thinking to our own era by scrutinizing the often unanticipated consequences of their commitments and ideas. These extraordinary individuals provided the critical ideas and articulated the ideals that motivated many others to search for ways to save the schools from the limitations in which they were embedded: Horace Mann, John Dewey, Martin Luther King, Al Shanker, William Bennett, and James S. Coleman. The drive to centralize was pervasive despite repeatedly expressed reform desire to customize education. Peterson argues that education has become an increasingly labor intensive industry that must reverse direction and become more capital intensive or it will descend in quality. Fortunately, technological change is making it possible radically alter the way in which education services are delivered, providing a new chance to save our schools.

Who Says Education Can't Be Free? The Story of Horace Mann | Legacy of Education Grade 5 | Children's Biographies
Who Says Education Can't Be Free? The Story of Horace Mann | Legacy of Education Grade 5 | Children's Biographies

Author: Dissected Lives

Publisher: Speedy Publishing LLC

Published: 2022-12-01

Total Pages: 73

ISBN-13: 1541963571

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Horace Mann was a firm believer of the importance of education. He fought for better education for all children that’s why he is known as the father of American education. Follow his story - from his early years to his death. What lesson did you learn from Horace Mann? Do you think his cause was worth his struggles? Get a copy and start reading today.