The 1830s, in fact, gave rise to an educational awakening, led by such reformers as Horace Mann, James G. Carter,
Horace Mann
The process did not begin with Horace Mann, although he probably did more to humanize American education in the nineteenth century than any other educator, and thus we tend to trace humanistic roots back to him. Mann was vigorously opposed by ministers of his day, who foresaw the shift from a biblical to a humanistic base for education, but their resistance was gradually overcome.
Horace Mann
Control of children and their education is control of the future. Humanists have always understood this. Horace Mann,
Horace Mann
Leaving behind nights of terror and fear
I rise
Into a daybreak that's wondrously clear
I rise
Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave,
I am the dream and the hope of the slave.
I rise
I rise
I rise.Maya Angelou
It is not envy or malice, as so many people think, but utter despair that has persuaded many educational reformers to recommend the abolition of the English public schools.
Peter Medawar
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Charles Foster Johnson
Mann, Horace
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