Thomas Jefferson said the power of reason would reveal principles of natural law and the human experience through research, scientific method, and data collection and analysis!
Mann:
There are two classes of man: one that toils and earns and the other that seizes and enjoys life. Horace Mann believed that unless education was equally dispersed between rich and poor any body of men will be permanently poor. Rich can learn from poor and the poor can learn from the rich in more ways than one.
Tyack Democracy:
Public schools were to be seen as an institution managed by public authorities with instruction by publicly selected teachers that would take place in a public school house.
- One rural school house to serve many
In the beginning politicians tried to run and corrupt schools. At this point parents chose the best school for their child.
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I did not realize the Einstein had dropped out of school at 16, that is impressive! Horace Mann was a very important man when it came to education. In 1837 he was the secretary of Education of Massachusetts. He held teaching conventions and visited every school. Horace Mann would bring all classes of children together for a common learning experience. Eventually, other schools followed in the amazing revolution.
Like your comments and glad you're enoying the vids. Be careful with the hagiography of Mann, however; while he was a landmark figure in education, not everything he fought for was the greatest thing for our system.
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