Education Vs Mann Education

Mann believed that if the common school was improved and strengthened that it could potentially become one of the most effective ways of civilization. The schools in the nineteenth century were not fully developed and were just beginning to advance. Mann believed that through education people would learn how to conquer all of the bad in the world such as intemperance, war, greed, prejudice, slavery, the need for certain items, and being wasteful. The European theory states that all men are divided into different classes, some individuals work hard and collect what they’ve earned and others take over what others have deserved and relish it. However, the Massachusetts theory is that every man has an equal right to earn and the equal right to
Mann believes that the Constitution which is the supreme law of the land must be carefully studied in our public school systems. All citizens should know and be aware of the rights they have through the Constitution. Through an education people should learn how to act ethically and morally. Without ethics and morals, a society would not be able to function for a long period of time. The society of today is based upon morals and trust that the person or company an individual is working with will remain morally correct “’ Train up a child in the way he should go; and, when he is old, he will not depart from it’” (117). Mann states that this “experiment” (117) has no room for failure and sends a positive message however, it is not limited to parents, the community and larger parties can all impact this message being sent to our youth. Through the years there have been countless attempts to transform mankind through the government, schooling practices, religion, and the law. Though the attempts that have been made are well intentioned none seemed to have truly worked there are still divides between social
However, from my experiences in todays school systems there is what appears to be a huge encouragement of laziness. This may not be everywhere but, the school system I was in most certainly promoted laziness. There are supposed to be penalties for not doing work or handing work in later however, students were allowed to hand assignments in weeks late without penalty. In my mind the educators are then in return rewarding the student who couldn’t get their work in on time. On the other hand, what about the students who handed their work in on time they received nothing. Todays society seems increasingly lax compared to only a few generations ago. However, when I attended private school it was more of what Mann would have wanted to see. Children learned how to fight against all of the unjust in the world and how they could contribute to their society to make it better for everyone. If Mann were alive he would be completely outraged with what the school systems have become. They have been slowly degrading and no one seems particularly