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Annual Reports to the Massachusetts Board of Education

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Annual Reports to the Massachusetts Board of Education

by Horace Mann

English· 37:58:21· 50 chapters
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
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Chapters

  1. Chapter 1

    First Annual Report, 1838, part 1

    24:36
  2. Chapter 2

    First Annual Report, 1838, part 2

    25:04
  3. Chapter 3

    First Annual Report, 1838, part 3

    30:21
  4. Chapter 4

    First Annual Report, 1838, part 4

    23:33
  5. Chapter 5

    First Annual Report, 1838, part 5

    26:59
  6. Chapter 6

    First Annual Report, 1838, part 6 – Supplement

    38:01
  7. Chapter 7

    First Annual Report, 1838, part 7 – Supplement

    38:34
  8. Chapter 8

    First Annual Report, 1838, part 8 – Supplement

    36:54
  9. Chapter 9

    Second Annual Report, 1838, part 1

    35:47
  10. Chapter 10

    Second Annual Report, 1838, part 2

    42:36
  11. Chapter 11

    Second Annual Report, 1838, part 3

    40:22
  12. Chapter 12

    Second Annual Report, 1838, part 4

    29:03
  13. Chapter 13

    Second Annual Report, 1838, part 5 - Appendices

    23:48
  14. Chapter 14

    Third Annual Report, 1839, part 1

    52:05
  15. Chapter 15

    Third Annual Report, 1839, part 2

    55:40
  16. Chapter 16

    Third Annual Report, 1839, part 3

    53:22
  17. Chapter 17

    Third Annual Report, 1839, part 4

    58:51
  18. Chapter 18

    Fifth Annual Report, 1841, part 1

    44:38
  19. Chapter 19

    Fifth Annual Report, 1841, part 2

    53:22
  20. Chapter 20

    Sixth Annual Report, 1842, part 1

    58:25
  21. Chapter 21

    Sixth Annual Report, 1842, part 2

    44:58
  22. Chapter 22

    Sixth Annual Report, 1842, part 3

    53:09
  23. Chapter 23

    Sixth Annual Report, 1842, part 4

    37:02
  24. Chapter 24

    Sixth Annual Report, 1842, part 5

    58:05
  25. Chapter 25

    Seventh Annual Report, 1843, part 1

    56:46
  26. Chapter 26

    Seventh Annual Report, 1843, part 2

    54:41
  27. Chapter 27

    Seventh Annual Report, 1843, part 3

    57:19
  28. Chapter 28

    Seventh Annual Report, 1843, part 4

    54:32
  29. Chapter 29

    Seventh Annual Report, 1843, part 5

    53:01
  30. Chapter 30

    Seventh Annual Report, 1843, part 6

    53:16
  31. Chapter 31

    Seventh Annual Report, 1843, part 7

    47:01
  32. Chapter 32

    Seventh Annual Report, 1843, part 8

    32:57
  33. Chapter 33

    Seventh Annual Report, 1843, part 9

    40:32
  34. Chapter 34

    Ninth Annual Report, 1845, part 1

    38:37
  35. Chapter 35

    Ninth Annual Report, 1845, part 2

    43:23
  36. Chapter 36

    Ninth Annual Report, 1845, part 3

    46:44
  37. Chapter 37

    Ninth Annual Report, 1845, part 4

    53:36
  38. Chapter 38

    Ninth Annual Report, 1845, part 5

    34:22
  39. Chapter 39

    Ninth Annual Report, 1845, part 6

    33:50
  40. Chapter 40

    Tenth Annual Report, 1846, part 1

    52:14
  41. Chapter 41

    Tenth Annual Report, 1846, part 2

    33:09
  42. Chapter 42

    Eleventh Annual Report, 1847, part 1

    56:25
  43. Chapter 43

    Eleventh Annual Report, 1847, part 2

    47:53
  44. Chapter 44

    Eleventh Annual Report, 1847, part 3

    50:13
  45. Chapter 45

    Eleventh Annual Report, 1847, part 4

    59:30
  46. Chapter 46

    Twelfth Annual Report, 1848, part 1

    54:01
  47. Chapter 47

    Twelfth Annual Report, 1848, part 2

    58:34
  48. Chapter 48

    Twelfth Annual Report, 1848, part 3

    56:54
  49. Chapter 49

    Twelfth Annual Report, 1848, part 4

    1:03:38
  50. Chapter 50

    Twelfth Annual Report, 1848, part 5

    59:58