Horace Mann

Question 0

Believed that education needed

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Better teachers and better teaching practices

Question 1

6 principles of education

Answer 1

(1) the public should no longer remain ignorant; (2) that such education should be paid for, controlled, and sustained by an interested public
3) that this education will be best provided in schools that embrace children from a variety of backgrounds;
4) that this education must be non-sectarian
5) that this education must be taught by the spirit, methods, and discipline of a free society;
6) that education should be provided by well-trained, professional teachers.
Mann worked for more and better equipped school houses, longer school years (until 16 years old), higher pay for teachers, and a wider curriculum.