Lectures On Education

by Horace Mann

Lectures on Education is a book written by Horace Mann, an American educational reformer and politician. The book is a collection of lectures given by Mann during his tenure as the Secretary of the Massachusetts Board of Education in the mid-19th century. The lectures cover a wide range of topics related to education, including the importance of public education, the role of teachers, the value of moral and religious instruction, and the need for educational reform. Mann's ideas and insights are still relevant today, and his work has had a lasting impact on the American education system. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of education and the ongoing debate over how best to educate our children.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Genres: Education

Paperback

First published June 1, 2006

About the author

Horace Mann (1796 – 1859) was an American educational reformer and Whig politician dedicated to promoting public education. He served in the Massachusetts State legislature (1827–37). In 1848, after public service as Secretary of the Massachusetts State Board of Education, Mann was elected to the United States House of Representatives (1848–53). About Mann’s intellectual progressivism, the historian Ellwood P. Cubberley said:

"No one did more than he to establish in the minds of the American people the conception that education should be universal, non-sectarian, free, and that its aims should be social efficiency, civic virtue, and character, rather than mere learning or the advancement of education ends."

Arguing that universal public education was the best way to turn unruly American children into disciplined, judicious republican citizens, Mann won widespread approval from modernizers, especially in the Whig Party, for building public schools. Most states adopted a version of the system Mann established in Massachusetts, especially the program for normal schools to train professional teachers. Educational historians credit Horace Mann as father of the Common School Movement.

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