Horace Mann

Horace Mann was a leader on public education. He originally wanted to bring his reform on public education to Massachusetts but ultimately brought it to the entire country. He greatly cared for teaching and preached its importance with his quote "Education . . . is a great equalizer of the conditions of men—the balance wheel of the social machinery." He fought to increase teacher's pay and to bring his ideas on public education to fruition. He organized many meetings to bring out his idea's, regularly attending his conventions for speeches. His thoughts on public education were the basis for american education. Without him the school system would have changed drastically.

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