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I enjoyed researching Horace Mann for this project. I had previously heard of him, but I never knew how much of an impact he really had. It's pretty cool that he is one of the two people chosen to be outside of our State House as statues. It is also interesting that he lived in the same area as Salem State University, and we even have a school named after him right here on campus!

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Cremlin, Lawrence A. "Horace Mann (American Educator)." Encyclodpedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica, n.d. Web. 20 Feb. 2014. <http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/362466/Horace-Mann>.
"Horace Mann Biography." Bio.com. A&E Networks, n.d. Web. 20 Feb. 2014. <http://www.biography.com/people/horace-mann-9397522>.

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Horace Mann is permanently remembered outside the Massachusetts State House.

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"Education then, beyond all other devices of human origin, is the great equalizer of the conditions of men, the balance-wheel of the social machinery."

Horace Mann

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"Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for humanity."

Horace Mann

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"A teacher who is attempting to teach without inspiring the pupil with a desire to learn is hammeriing on cold iron."

Horace Mann

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"A human being is not attaining his full heights until he is educated."

Horace Mann

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"Seek not greatness, but seek truth and you will find both"

-Horace Mann

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"1. Citizens cannot maintain both ignorance and freedom

2. This education should be paid for, controlled, and maintained by the public.

3. This education should be provided in schools that embrace children from varying backgrounds.

4. This education must be nonsectarian.

5. This education must be taught using tenets of a free society.

6. This education must be provided by well-trained, professional teachers."

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- There are many schools across the country that are named in honor of Mann

-known as the "Father of Education"

- established the concept of free public libraries, which are still being used today

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After finishing at Brown University, Mann was a lawyer for a brief period of time. Then, he was given a seat in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. Mann was then elected into the Senate, where he was appointed to be the first secretary of the national board of education. Horace fit this role very well, and began lecturing on education quite often. He also published a journal for teachers to read, called the Common School Journal. Mann also went to Europe to observe the way that education was run elsewhere.

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Horace Mann was born on May 4, 1796 in Franklin, Massachusetts.Being born into a poor family, Horace didn't have much as a child. He spent most of his time helping out his family, so he was never able to attend a school for any significant period of time. So, he taught himself the subjects that he would have learned in school, and later attended Brown University. Mann excelled at Brown University and graduated as the valedictorian.

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by Katie Lulsdorf