Father of Education

Horace Mann :

Horace Mann :

Horace Mann was born on May 4th 1976. He was an American educational reformer. He was inspired by the work of the Whig dedicating himself to public education. The main theme and motto for his life was

                   " It is mainly our law of nature to desire our happiness. This kind of law is not local, but universal. It is not temporary, but eternal. It is not a law to be proved by exceptions, but a law which knows no exceptions and boundaries. "

From 1827 to 1837, he served in the Massachusetts State legislature. From 1848 to 1853, he worked as elected to the United States of Representatives. In 1848, he worked at a public service to teach education.

From 1852 to till the last day of his life, he served as the President of Antioch college. He strongly believed that education is the best way to turn an unruly American kid into a disciplined one.

He got approval from modernizers for the judicious republican citizen. The system used by Mann in education at Massachusetts was later adopted by many other states. The main part in his way of serving is to train professional teachers. This is the most adoptive part.

He also joined political parties like Whig and free soil. His spouses are Charlotte Messer Mann till 1832, and Mary Peabody Mann. His father was Thomas Mann and mother Rebecca Stanley Mann.

Mann's occupations were Lawyer, Educator, and college president. He died on 12th August 1859 at the age of 63.

Greece and Rome:

Except in Sparta, most of the education is private in the city, and states of ancient Greece. During 5th and 6th centuries, that state played with little schooling along with the two years military training.

Europe :

Formal education in middle ages : As the centers of education and literacy, Roman Catholic churches were used. Many vidieval universities were run as monastic schools in which monks taught education.

China : 

Even between 1056 BC to 256 BC, China has four schools in the capital city. Pi Yong is a school which is located at the central location. Other four schools are for aristocrats and nobility.

 These schools taught mainly Six arts. Those six which were taught at schools in those days are rites, music, archery, charioteering, calligraphy, and mathematics. Origins of Chinese philosophy was included in the education during Zhou dynasty.