2. BIOGRAPHY
He was born May 4, 1796 in Franklin Massachussetts
Grew up Orthodox Catholic but later converted to
Unitarianism
Only had several dozen weeks of schooling over 9 years.
Then he attended Barrett’s school and after only half a
year here he was admitted to Brown University where
he graduated first in his class in 1819.
He then became an instructor at the university.
He then married the University presidents daughter
Charlotte in 1831.
He then continued by attending Judge Tapping Reeve’s
law school.
He was married to Mary Peabody in 1843.
3. MANN’S CAREER
While attending law school he worked for Judge
James Richardson as a clerk in Dedham,
Massachusetts.
He was admitted to Massachusetts bar of the state in
1823.
He ran for senate in 1834 and became president of the
Massachusetts senate.
Mann resigned from the senate to take the position of
first secretary of the State Department of education of
Massachusetts.
He then filled the 8th congressional seat after John
Quincy Adams death.
His final job was to be the first president of the newly
created Antioch College.
4. MAJOR CONTRIBUTIONS
Began public education in Massachusetts.
Began normal schools
Wrote many of the annual reports on condition of
education
Suggested that teachers get together periodically to
share ideas
Worked to equalize schools throughout the state
Made it so schools were paid for publically through
secondary school.
He took out many of the religious aspects of schools.
He persuaded legislature that the school year should
be at least 6 months long and adopted compulsory
attendance.
5. HOW DO THESE AFFECTS TODAY’S
EDUCATION?
We have the schools paid for mostly with tax
money
We have policies that equalize schools
throughout areas
We have educated teachers
We have longer school years
We have libraries for schools
Schools are more secular and less religious
In-services to discuss ideas
There is compulsory attendance policies up to a
certain age and there are consequences for not
attending.
6. "Be ashamed to die before you have won some battle for
humanity,“
~Horace Mann
7. REFERENCES
Thomas B Horton. (2011). Education encyclopedia
. Retrieved from
http://education.stateuniversity.com/pages/2197/Mann-
Horace-1859.html
Pam Mason-King. (n.d.). Common school period
. Retrieved from
http://www.nd.edu/~rbarger/www7/mann.html
North Carolina State University. (n.d.). North carolina state
university. Retrieved from
http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/agexed/aee501/mann. Html
