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

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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
Horace Mann
William Lloyd Garrison
Frederick Douglass
Dorothea Dix
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
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.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Horace Mann died in which year?
1859
1862
1832
1857
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Who is the Father of Common School Movement?
Terrace Mann
Hura Man
Horay Woman
Horace Mann
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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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
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 20 pts
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
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
Which of these were NOT an occupation of Horace Mann?
Lawyer
University President
Representative
President of Mass. Board of Education
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