Education Reform

What did Horace Mann do?

• organized trainings for parents

• made sure every MA student attended school for at least 4 months every year

• doubled teachers salaries

• wanted to improve children's home life

To make changes in order to bring out improvements

• Reform

• Abolitionist

• Transcendentalism

• Declaration of Sentiments

According to Horace Mann, which of these were reasons that better schools were needed? (Mark ALL that Apply)

• Children were roaming the streets committing crimes

• Rural children might attend school for only a part of the year

• Education was seen as a way to escape poverty.

• There needed to be a way to separate the best and brightest from the rest of the people.

Which of these was a target of Transcendental Reform?

• Education

• Prisons

• Mental Ilness

• Homeless Shelters

• Disease Awareness

The Second Great Awakening was

• the quest for the perfect alarm clock

• the idea to increase reason and logical thinking

• religious revival in the United States that sparked social reform

• a political movement to force nullification for laws

This activist was instrumental in helping improved facilities for mentally ill.

• Susan B Anthony

• Elizabeth Stanton

• Fredrick Douglass

• Dorothea Dix

How did reformers influence U.S. education in the early 1800s?

• The first free public schools were opened.

• All children were required to attend school.

• Public high schools had to have trained teachers.

• Private schools began teaching grammar and history.

What was the main goal of the education reform movement in the 19th century?

• A) To increase literacy rates

• B) To promote religious education

• C) To reduce taxes

• D) To expand higher education

Who is known as the 'Father of American Public Education'?

• A) John Dewey

• B) Horace Mann

• C) Thomas Jefferson

• D) Benjamin Franklin

Which of the following was a key feature of Horace Mann's education reform?

• A) Introduction of standardized testing

• B) Establishment of teacher training programs

• C) Implementation of online learning

• D) Focus on vocational training