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This excerpt was written by Horace Mann in 1846.
Education, then, beyond all other devices of human origin, is the great equalizer of the conditions of men—the balance—wheel of the social machinery. I do not here mean that it so elevates the moral nature as to make men disdain and abhor the oppression of their fellow men. This idea pertains to another of its attributes. But I mean that it gives each man the independence and the means, by which he can resist the selfishness of other men.
Part B: What laws did Mann encourage legislatures to pass that still influence education today?
There should be a kindergarten and twelve grades.
Every student should learn to read, write, and perform basic arithmetic.
Teachers are required to have a college degree.
It is compulsory for children to attend school.
