The European Tradition Of Education - 852 Words

Horace Mann, is often referred to the Father of the Common School, he began his career as a lawyer and legislator. He was elected as Secretary of a new Massachusetts Board of Education in 1837. He used his power to create an educational reform. He believed that every child could receive a basic education funded by local taxes. Soon his influence spread beyond Massachusetts, more and more states began to take up the idea of universal schooling. Mann was influential in the development of teacher training schools and the earliest attempts to professionalize teaching. Mann didn’t not believe in the European theory where men are divided into classes some left to toil and earn, and others to seize and enjoy. He wanted equal education for everyone not based on citizen’s social rank. The European tradition of education was centered in the family rather than in schools did not take root in the United States, because the pattern of the extended family meaning several generations living under one roof disappeared. As families moved to take advantage of free land, the old educational patterns broke down, and new forms were created As a result, Americans began to give more and more educational responsibility to the schools. The basic skills of reading, writing and arithmetic were just the start; over the decades society has assigned many other skills previously learned in the homes to be taught in schools. He wanted education to be universal, not just for the rich but for everyoneShow MoreRelatedThe Impact Of Modern Public Sphere On The Middl e East1322 Words   |  6 Pagesapproach backfired and the Middle East found themselves struggling to establish their own modern identity and falling victim to becoming more like the Europeans. 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