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
First Annual Report, 1838, part 1First Annual Report, 1838, part 2First Annual Report, 1838, part 3First Annual Report, 1838, part 4First Annual Report, 1838, part 5First Annual Report, 1838, part 6 – SupplementFirst Annual Report, 1838, part 7 – SupplementFirst Annual Report, 1838, part 8 – SupplementSecond Annual Report, 1838, part 1Second Annual Report, 1838, part 2Second Annual Report, 1838, part 3Second Annual Report, 1838, part 4Second Annual Report, 1838, part 5 - AppendicesThird Annual Report, 1839, part 1Third Annual Report, 1839, part 2Third Annual Report, 1839, part 3Third Annual Report, 1839, part 4Fifth Annual Report, 1841, part 1Fifth Annual Report, 1841, part 2Sixth Annual Report, 1842, part 1Sixth Annual Report, 1842, part 2Sixth Annual Report, 1842, part 3Sixth Annual Report, 1842, part 4Sixth Annual Report, 1842, part 5Seventh Annual Report, 1843, part 1Seventh Annual Report, 1843, part 2Seventh Annual Report, 1843, part 3Seventh Annual Report, 1843, part 4Seventh Annual Report, 1843, part 5Seventh Annual Report, 1843, part 6Seventh Annual Report, 1843, part 7Seventh Annual Report, 1843, part 8Seventh Annual Report, 1843, part 9Ninth Annual Report, 1845, part 1Ninth Annual Report, 1845, part 2Ninth Annual Report, 1845, part 3Ninth Annual Report, 1845, part 4Ninth Annual Report, 1845, part 5Ninth Annual Report, 1845, part 6Tenth Annual Report, 1846, part 1Tenth Annual Report, 1846, part 2Eleventh Annual Report, 1847, part 1Eleventh Annual Report, 1847, part 2Eleventh Annual Report, 1847, part 3Eleventh Annual Report, 1847, part 4Twelfth Annual Report, 1848, part 1Twelfth Annual Report, 1848, part 2Twelfth Annual Report, 1848, part 3Twelfth Annual Report, 1848, part 4Twelfth Annual Report, 1848, part 5
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