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Education During the Antebellum Era. By: Arianna Cruz. Problems of Education. Before, children had the option to attend school or not this would affect our education system because children would be uneducated and they wouldn’t have as many opportunities as people that were educated.
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Education During the Antebellum Era By: Arianna Cruz
Problems of Education • Before, children had the option to attend school or not this would affect our education system because children would be uneducated and they wouldn’t have as many opportunities as people that were educated
Horace Mann • “other reforms are remedial; education is preventative” Horace Mann • May 4, 1796- August 2, 1859 • Franklin Massachusetts • Boston (1833) • State Senate 3 years • Secretary of Massachusetts Board of Education (1837) • Elected as U.S. Representatives (1848)
Educational Problems • Children had to go to school • African Americans • Special Needs Children
Education then and now • Importance • Then not as important • As time went on, education became more and more important
Questions in the Power Point • Who was Horace Mann? • What was his affect in the education movements? • What were the changes from education then to now?
Bibliography • http://www.kingtisdell.org/anteeducation.htm • http://www25.uua.org/uuhs/duub/articles/horacemann.html • http://americanhistory.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/247380?terms=horace+mann