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At the beginning of the nineteenth century, the American educational system was desperately in need
of reform. Private schools existed, but only for the very rich. There were very few public schools because of the strong sentiment that children who would grow up to be laborers should not “waste” their
time on education but should instead prepare themselves for their life’s work. It was in the face of this
public sentiment that educational reformers set about their task. Horace Mann, probably the most
famous of the reformers, felt that there was no excuse in a republic for any citizen to be uneducated. As
Superintendent of Education in the state of Massachusetts from 1837 to 1848, he initiated various
changes, which were soon matched in other school districts around the country. He extended the school
year from five to six months and improved the quality of teachers by instituting teacher education and
raising teacher salaries. Although these changes did not bring about a sudden improvement in the
educational system, they at least increased public awareness as to the need for a further strengthening of the system