Horace Mann: the Educator who Changed the Course of American History
Words: 1015 2858Imagine a 19th-century America where the concept of free, universal education was as foreign as the idea of space travel. Enter Horace Mann, a visionary whose transformative ideas and tireless efforts carved the path for what we now consider fundamental: public education. Born on May 4, 1796, in the small town of Franklin, Massachusetts, Mann’s journey from a humble farming family to becoming a beacon of educational reform is a story of grit, determination, and an unyielding belief in the […]
