Horace Mann

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Horace Mann

• The Education of Free Men

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• Try to answer each question and supply a quote
  from the Mann article for each one.

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According to Mann. . .

• Where does the right to an education come from?
• Why must the government provide free public
  education to all?

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• Why does Mann mention infanticide? What is he
  trying to prove?

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• What is the minimum amount of education necessary
  for children?
• What duties does Mann expect from a citizen?

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• Why can the Common School (as opposed to some
  other social institution) be such an important
  force for civilization?

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• What is the role of public education in economic
  mobility and class consciousness?

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• What is Manns great experiment?

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• How does Mann feel about religious schools or
  religious education?

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• Imagine Mann and John Goodlad could have a
  conversation about the purposes of school. What
  would they talk about? What would they agree or
  disagree about?