About this book
Horace Mann is called The Father of the Common School and was one of the first progressive thinkers on education in the United States. His Annual Reports to the Massachusetts Board of Education, written between 1837 and 1848, are wide-ranging essays on topics, including philosophical arguments on the role of education in a democracy, curricular matters such as textbook choice and methods of reading instruction, and nitty-gritty details of classroom furnishings and buildings. Even in the much-changed society of the 21st century, much of Mann's writing still speaks to us, recalling us to the roots of our faith in education for all. - Summary by Maria Kasper
Chapters (50)
1First Annual Report, 1838, part 1
2First Annual Report, 1838, part 2
3First Annual Report, 1838, part 3
4First Annual Report, 1838, part 4
5First Annual Report, 1838, part 5
6First Annual Report, 1838, part 6 – Supplement
7First Annual Report, 1838, part 7 – Supplement
8First Annual Report, 1838, part 8 – Supplement
9Second Annual Report, 1838, part 1
10Second Annual Report, 1838, part 2
11Second Annual Report, 1838, part 3
12Second Annual Report, 1838, part 4
13Second Annual Report, 1838, part 5 - Appendices
14Third Annual Report, 1839, part 1
15Third Annual Report, 1839, part 2
16Third Annual Report, 1839, part 3
17Third Annual Report, 1839, part 4
18Fifth Annual Report, 1841, part 1
19Fifth Annual Report, 1841, part 2
20Sixth Annual Report, 1842, part 1
21Sixth Annual Report, 1842, part 2
22Sixth Annual Report, 1842, part 3
23Sixth Annual Report, 1842, part 4
24Sixth Annual Report, 1842, part 5
25Seventh Annual Report, 1843, part 1
26Seventh Annual Report, 1843, part 2
27Seventh Annual Report, 1843, part 3
28Seventh Annual Report, 1843, part 4
29Seventh Annual Report, 1843, part 5
30Seventh Annual Report, 1843, part 6
31Seventh Annual Report, 1843, part 7
32Seventh Annual Report, 1843, part 8
33Seventh Annual Report, 1843, part 9
34Ninth Annual Report, 1845, part 1
35Ninth Annual Report, 1845, part 2
36Ninth Annual Report, 1845, part 3
37Ninth Annual Report, 1845, part 4
38Ninth Annual Report, 1845, part 5
39Ninth Annual Report, 1845, part 6
40Tenth Annual Report, 1846, part 1
41Tenth Annual Report, 1846, part 2
42Eleventh Annual Report, 1847, part 1
43Eleventh Annual Report, 1847, part 2
44Eleventh Annual Report, 1847, part 3
45Eleventh Annual Report, 1847, part 4
46Twelfth Annual Report, 1848, part 1
47Twelfth Annual Report, 1848, part 2
48Twelfth Annual Report, 1848, part 3
49Twelfth Annual Report, 1848, part 4
50Twelfth Annual Report, 1848, part 5
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