Owen, Why do you blame the Educator, Horace Mann? I am currious, having been brought up in
the midwest and educated between 1938 through 1949, with his system in force. We had
classes from 8:50 to 3:55 and were offered so
many after school programs, very few were on the street, Our teachers worked together to connect information of history , music, math, etc.
Creative writing was a big part of relating what we as individuals were learning, Social Studies was a class that no one wanted to miss, even those in sports wanted to attend, learning about the backgrounds of fellow students & respecing their cultures. I for one loved the system he brought to education for all.
By the way, My school was named Horace Mann and started at Kindergarten “age 5-12th”, then had another building offering evening classes similar to today’s Junior College. It was free except to buy your book’s,
and helped educate even those whom had not had a chance in past years for an education. He was responsible for all this. Again, this is how he helped advance educational opportunities in my time.
