How Did Horace Mann Contribute To Government
Horace Mann – Part 1
HIST 17B
Huy Nguyen
2/21/2017
Born on May 4, 1763 in Franklin, Massachusetts, Horace Mann grew up to be a Whigs politician of great intellect, dedicated to the progression of modern society in the United States. In his many endeavors with politics, he strove to be an educational reformer and became a Secretary to the Massachusetts Board of Education in the year 1837 before shortly becoming a United States representative in 1848. Horace was a man of firm ideals who believed in the abolishment of slavery, the integration of religious morals in public schools rather than educating theological aspects of it, and the universality of education towards everyone including immigrants in America. In his early childhood, Horace was born into a less fortunate household. His father worked the fields as a farmer and suffice to say, they were no stranger to financial hardships. Horace was very resourceful as a result of his upbringing and met …show more content…
One of Horace’s belief was the separation of religion and politics, and he advocated for an educational system based on the aggregation of humanity and moral standards that are prevalent in Christian teachings. In doing so, Mann was heavily criticized by both ends of the spectrum. On one side, they argued that Mann’s method in derailing religion within the educational made him an anti-Christian in a sense, while others were convinced that this was nothing more than a deliberate attempt for Mann to further his own agenda in his own belief of a single god and the inner workings of the human mind. The educational system flourished under his administration as the generalization of his principles in teaching didn’t fall too much on the conservative side, but it also did not skew away too far towards liberal
HIST 17B
Huy Nguyen
2/21/2017
Born on May 4, 1763 in Franklin, Massachusetts, Horace Mann grew up to be a Whigs politician of great intellect, dedicated to the progression of modern society in the United States. In his many endeavors with politics, he strove to be an educational reformer and became a Secretary to the Massachusetts Board of Education in the year 1837 before shortly becoming a United States representative in 1848. Horace was a man of firm ideals who believed in the abolishment of slavery, the integration of religious morals in public schools rather than educating theological aspects of it, and the universality of education towards everyone including immigrants in America. In his early childhood, Horace was born into a less fortunate household. His father worked the fields as a farmer and suffice to say, they were no stranger to financial hardships. Horace was very resourceful as a result of his upbringing and met …show more content…
One of Horace’s belief was the separation of religion and politics, and he advocated for an educational system based on the aggregation of humanity and moral standards that are prevalent in Christian teachings. In doing so, Mann was heavily criticized by both ends of the spectrum. On one side, they argued that Mann’s method in derailing religion within the educational made him an anti-Christian in a sense, while others were convinced that this was nothing more than a deliberate attempt for Mann to further his own agenda in his own belief of a single god and the inner workings of the human mind. The educational system flourished under his administration as the generalization of his principles in teaching didn’t fall too much on the conservative side, but it also did not skew away too far towards liberal