Choose the best answer.
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 A: The views shared in the excerpt led Mann to be called the “___”.
Great American Teacher
First Secretary of Education
Educator Emeritus of Massachusetts
Father of the Common School Movement
Father of the Common School Movement
Father of the Common School Movement
The best answer is "Father of the Common School Movement."
To arrive at this answer, we can examine the context of the excerpt. In it, Horace Mann emphasizes the importance of education and its role in equalizing the conditions of people. He argues that education provides individuals with the independence and means to resist the selfishness of others. These views are in line with Mann's advocacy for the establishment of public schools and his efforts to promote education for all. Mann is often referred to as the "Father of the Common School Movement" because of his influential role in shaping public education in the United States.