Annual Reports to the Massachusetts Board of Education

by Horace Mann

50 chapters37h 58mEnglish1867

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

1476

2First Annual Report, 1838, part 2

1504

3First Annual Report, 1838, part 3

1821

4First Annual Report, 1838, part 4

1413

5First Annual Report, 1838, part 5

1619

6First Annual Report, 1838, part 6 – Supplement

2281

7First Annual Report, 1838, part 7 – Supplement

2314

8First Annual Report, 1838, part 8 – Supplement

2214

9Second Annual Report, 1838, part 1

2147

10Second Annual Report, 1838, part 2

2556

11Second Annual Report, 1838, part 3

2422

12Second Annual Report, 1838, part 4

1743

13Second Annual Report, 1838, part 5 - Appendices

1428

14Third Annual Report, 1839, part 1

3125

15Third Annual Report, 1839, part 2

3340

16Third Annual Report, 1839, part 3

3202

17Third Annual Report, 1839, part 4

3531

18Fifth Annual Report, 1841, part 1

2678

19Fifth Annual Report, 1841, part 2

3202

20Sixth Annual Report, 1842, part 1

3505

21Sixth Annual Report, 1842, part 2

2698

22Sixth Annual Report, 1842, part 3

3189

23Sixth Annual Report, 1842, part 4

2222

24Sixth Annual Report, 1842, part 5

3485

25Seventh Annual Report, 1843, part 1

3406

26Seventh Annual Report, 1843, part 2

3281

27Seventh Annual Report, 1843, part 3

3439

28Seventh Annual Report, 1843, part 4

3272

29Seventh Annual Report, 1843, part 5

3181

30Seventh Annual Report, 1843, part 6

3196

31Seventh Annual Report, 1843, part 7

2821

32Seventh Annual Report, 1843, part 8

1977

33Seventh Annual Report, 1843, part 9

2432

34Ninth Annual Report, 1845, part 1

2317

35Ninth Annual Report, 1845, part 2

2603

36Ninth Annual Report, 1845, part 3

2804

37Ninth Annual Report, 1845, part 4

3216

38Ninth Annual Report, 1845, part 5

2062

39Ninth Annual Report, 1845, part 6

2030

40Tenth Annual Report, 1846, part 1

3134

41Tenth Annual Report, 1846, part 2

1989

42Eleventh Annual Report, 1847, part 1

3385

43Eleventh Annual Report, 1847, part 2

2873

44Eleventh Annual Report, 1847, part 3

3013

45Eleventh Annual Report, 1847, part 4

3570

46Twelfth Annual Report, 1848, part 1

3241

47Twelfth Annual Report, 1848, part 2

3514

48Twelfth Annual Report, 1848, part 3

3414

49Twelfth Annual Report, 1848, part 4

3818

50Twelfth Annual Report, 1848, part 5

3598

Annual Reports to the Massachusetts Board of Education

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