A righteous reformer committed to the power of education, Horace
Mann became a national figure by championing the common school
movement. Mann's message, which he preached at every opportunity,
was that universal public education was the only means to transform
America's disorderly masses into a disciplined, judicious
republican citizenry, thereby removing the dangers of anarchy and
class warfare.
In his new look at Mann's work and thought, Bob Pepperman Taylor
shows that Mann's ideas on civic education have had a lasting
impact on the way that we still think today about education and its
relation to our civic life. Written from the perspective of
democratic theory and practice, Taylor's work reassesses Mann's
philosophy of civic education and deeply resonates with today's
pervasive and highly political debates about the role of
education.
By conceiving of public schooling as serving primarily political
ends, this nineteenth-century reformer fostered an enduring tension
between educational values and political purposes. Taylor contends
that Mann's approach to civic education marginalized the role of
schools in training the intellect, and that this anti-intellectual
component has been retained in the current model of schooling in
the United States. He contends that Mann's schooling model promotes
moral certainty and political consensus over intellectual doubt and
political disagreement--an imbalance that erodes and weakens both
educational and democratic ends.
By considering Mann's unique influence as a theorist of civic
education, Taylor argues, we find both his greatest strengths and
most significant weaknesses. And when we take Mann seriously as a
contributor to American political thought, we find that the
challenge he presents is more significant than concerns about the
lack of originality or the unscientific nature of some of his
ideas.
Ultimately, Mann can tell us a great deal about the very best in
our educational tradition, as well as help us see some of its
significant flaws and show us how both strengths and weaknesses
have played out in our current public and higher systems of
education. By examining how Mann was the first to articulate a
cohesive vision of the relationship between civic education and
democratic practice, Taylor demonstrates that Mann belongs among
the key founders of the American political tradition.
General
| Imprint: |
University Press of Kansas
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
August 2010 |
| First published: |
August 2010 |
| Authors: |
Tony Shaw
• Denise Youngblood
|
| Dimensions: |
234 x 157 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth over boards
|
| Pages: |
192 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-7006-1745-6 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
General
|
| LSN: |
0-7006-1745-0 |
| Barcode: |
9780700617456 |
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