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I am Horace Mann. I didn't know a lot about him, but the only thing I knew about him was that he wanted public education for all. He was born on May 4, 1796 in Franklin, Massachusetts. Horace educatd himself when he was young to get in to Brown University and to a law school. When he was part of the government system he told other people about public education and wanted to raise the sallary of the teachers so that more will become teachers. Horace also started the school for teachers. I had only few questions about his life since I understood that he had a big dream in his life.

My Primary Question Is:
 * Why did Horace Mann think education was so important, that even teachers needed extra education?**

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= = =TimelinePrimary Sources:=
 * [|From Slavery to Freedom: The African-American Pamphlet Collection, 1824-1909]
 * Quotes:**
 * "[|Education . . . is a great equalizer of the conditions of men—the balance wheel of the social machinery]."
 * "[|In a republic, ignorance is a crime.]"


 * "[|A house without books is like a room without windows. No man has a right to bring up his children without surrounding them with books, if he has the means to buy them]. "

=Secondary Source:=
 * "[|If any man seeks for greatness, let him forget greatness and ask for truth, and he will find both.]"
 * "[|When a child can be brought to tears, and not from fear of punishment, but from repentance he needs no chastisement. When the tears begin to flow from the grief of their conduct you can be sure there is an angel nestling in their heart.]"

Document:

 * [|ABC-CLIO:American History: Entry Display]
 * [|ABC-CLIO: Horace Mann]http://www.americanhistory.abc-clio.com/Search/Display.aspx?categoryid=22&entryid=247380&searchtext=horace+mann&type=simple&option=all&searchsites=1,4,5,6,|ABC-CLIO

http://www.newfoundations.com/GALLERY/Mann.html

[|http://www.nd.edu/~rbarger/www7/mann.html]