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What is Horace Mann's Date of Birth?
May 4, 1796
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What movement was he apart of?
Abolitionist movement
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When did Mann teach?
1821-1823
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What job did he have at Brown University?
Librarian
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When did he serve in the Massachusetts?
1835-1837
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Where did Mann get his education?
Brown University
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What did Horace Mann believe about teachers?
Well-trained teachers
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When could he not attend school for six weeks of the year?
10-20
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How long could Horace Mann attend School?
Six Weeks
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When did he die?
1859
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What was his dad's profession?
Yankee Farmer
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Where did speak before he died?
Antioch College
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Where did he die?
Yellow Springs, Ohio
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What was one of Mann's main criticisms?
He wasn't qualified
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What was Mann's greatest contribution to Education?
Public Education
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What did he teach for two years?
Latin and Greek
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Who did Horace Mann come into controversy regarding slave laws?
Daniel Webster
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What was the name of the biweekly journal he wrote?
Common School Journal
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When did he get elected to the U.S. House of Representatives?
1848
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When did he become president of the Massachusetts State Senate?
1836
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Who were opposed to Mann's ideas?
The Clergy, Educators and Politicians.
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What were the educators' criticisms of Horace Mann?
He is trying to subvert classroom authority.
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What is Horace Mann's view of a great nation?
Education is Necessary
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What is the idea that religion should not be linked to education?
Nonsectarianism
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When did Mann become Secretary to the Massachusetts Board of Education?
1837