Horace Mann

Where was he born?

• Mann was born in Rhode Island

• Mann was born in the city of Manhattan, NY

• Mann was born on a farm in Franklin, MA.

What is he best known for?

• Known for being the best singer

• Known as "the father of American education,” Horace Mann (1796–1859), a major force behind establishing unified school systems, worked to establish a varied curriculum that excluded sectarian instruction.

Which of these were NOT an occupation of Horace Mann?

• Lawyer

• University President

• Representative

• President of Mass. Board of Education

How many education principles did Horace Mann have?

• 6

• 12

• 8

• 4

Horace Mann was president of which university?

• Brown
• Antioch College
• Harvard
• Yale

Horace Mann died in which year?

• 1859
• 1862
• 1832
• 1857

Who is the Father of Common School Movement?

• Terrace Mann

• Hura Man

• Horay Woman

• Horace Mann

  I worked for education reform.  I wanted less crowded classrooms and better trained teachers, who am I? 

• Horace Mann
• William Lloyd Garrison
• Frederick Douglass
• Dorothea Dix

Who said the following quote?

"Education then, beyond all other devices of human origin, is a great equalizer of the conditions of men--the balance wheel of the social machinery"

• Elizabeth Blackwell

• Dorothea Dix

• Frederick Douglass

• Horace Mann

How did Horace Mann impact public education?

• Mann advocated for “common schools,” institutions that would be available to everyone, regardless of their ability to pay tuition. Mann believed that universal education would allow the United States to avoid the rigid class systems of Europe.

• He made it possible for students to be in integrated classrooms.

• He didn't do anything to impact public education