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== =Horace Mann (1796-1859)=

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Noah Webster**- He disliked schools because of there use of english textbooks, he created the webster dictionary and American dictionaries which helped create a new sense of educational freedom from the past. Because of this school children could learn through the teachings of America. He also disliked th overcrowdedness of schools which by creating more schools Horace Mann helped to rid of overcrowded classrooms, though he and Mann never aquainted websters ideas were similar to Mann's.
 * Criticisim of America and goals**: Horace Mann wanted to create a better form of public education. he believed that every child should have a public education that was paid for by local taxes. He believed that political stability depends on education. His goals to reform the previous education system which was very basic were to build more school houses that were better, could hold more students, to have longer school terms, higher pay for more well educated teachers, and to expand the curriculum and make it more efficient for a better learning experience.Mann also believed that the education of the children was not efficient, they were not learning the basic principles of life: he believed that in order to create a more well rounded person the school must be improved. Mann overall took to his advantage as secretary of the board of education in Massachusetts to reform the basic schooling of children not only in Massachusetts but in the nation as a whole.=====
 * Methods used to reform:** Mann was determined to accomplish his goal of creating better schools of learning for children with well trained teachers. In 1837 he became the secretary of the Massachusetts board of education. As secretary he established more schools in the state and created centers and schools to train teachers so the could become well educated to teach the subjects efficiently. He also established libraries which created a learning space that anyone could use. He planned the Massachusetts normal school system, founded and edited the common school journal, and had regular adresses that targeted the problems of the school systems not only in Massachusetss but in the whole nation. His effort contributed to educational reform across the ation because of his journals and adresses.
 * Evaluation of successes**: Mann was very sucessful in reforming the public education system in Massachusetts. He created facilities where teachers that were before not well trained were now trained to the fullest extent. Children could now get a fuller more broad eucation that would create mor intellectual leaders in the future. Mann's was also sucessful in creatig a better education for the whole nation. His journal, and anual adresses certainly explained the grievences of the education at the time and how it could be reformed for the better. His schooling systems in Massachusetts also branched out to the other states creating better education for the nation.
 * Practicality of goals of time period:** Mann's hope of establishing his goals during the time period were between high. Schooling had been going on for centuries but was not as popular untill around the 1800's, before this most of schooling was basic and was taught at home. Still Education was still basic during the 1800's and was based on reading writing and arithmetic. By establishing schools that trained teachers and creating better schools Mann created schooling that evolved from basic to eventually what school is like today. But many people still remained illiterate and uneducated during the 1800's because many were immigrants, or farmers that did nor attend school. Yet Mann's accomplishments turned education for the better.
 * Ways President could assist goals:** I believe there are a few ways the president could assist the goals of Mann. One way would be to give money to every board of education in each state or if a state does not have a board of education establish one, and the money give should be based on how poor the schools are in that state or how well they are, this money would go to educating the teachers if needed, building more schools and establishing libraries.The president could also help establish national teacher colleges for teacher training and also create new subjects for school children to learn so that there minds are more intellectual. If Jackson would do this Mann's goals would be esablished in every state in the nation and create eduacated minds for future leaders.
 * Refrences:
 * Theodore Parker**: He was a fellow unitarian and friend of Horace Mann. Because Mann was a unitarian he put forth his concepts of this religion into his work as a educational reformer and theodore parker helped with his ideas of social reform and religion to put unitarian concept into Mann's work, like the idea of putting religion into schools.

"Horace Mann." Web. 06 Oct. 2009. [].
 * Bibliography:**

"Noah Webster Writings and Biography." //L E X R E X: Rescuing the REPUBLIC - One Heart, and One Mind at a time//. Web. 06 Oct. 2009. .

"Online: Only A Teacher: Schoolhouse Pioneers." //PBS//. PBS. Web. 06 Oct. 2009. [].

Ritchie, Susan. "Horace Mann." //UUA Server for Other Organizations' Web Sites//. Unitarian Universalist Historical Society. Web. 06 Oct. 2009. [].