Using the excerpt from James W. Lee's Place and Importance of the Common School, answer (a), (b), and (c).

Question

(c) In 1-2 sentences, using references from the text, explain the author's opinion of the common school movement.

Answer 1

The author believes that the common school movement is a "great moral and educational revolution" that will bring about "the elevation of the masses" and "the diffusion of knowledge and virtue."