Horace Mann: The Father of American Education

In this installment of ‘The Art of Liberty,’ we meet a visionary who wanted to educate the minds and souls of young people.
Horace Mann: The Father of American Education
(Left) Horace Mann, 1871. (Right) Horace Mann House, Brown University, Mann's Alma Mater. Public Domain
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With every passing year, alternative forms of education are becoming more popular in the United States. The COVID-19 pandemic spurred an exodus from the public school system.

American parents saw the potential benefits of private school, “unschooling,” “deschooling,” and homeschooling. Opponents of public schooling declared that it developed during the Industrial Revolution along prison guidelines with the purpose of creating good factory workers.

Tiffany Brannan
Tiffany Brannan
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Tiffany Brannan is a 24-year-old opera singer, Hollywood historian, vintage fashion enthusiast, and journalist. Her classic film journey started in 2016 when she and her sister started the Pure Entertainment Preservation Society to reform the arts by reinstating the Motion Picture Production Code. Tiffany launched Cinballera Entertainment in June 2023 to produce original performances which combine opera, ballet, and old films in historic SoCal venues. She's written for The Epoch Times since 2019 and became the host of a YouTube channel, The Epoch Insights, in June 2024.
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