Mann supported many reforms including the establishment of state Senate hospitals for the insane, the restriction of slavery, and educational improvements.
As a boy, Mann never found formal education. He educated himself by going to local libraries and reading books.
In 1837, Mann helped secure the passage of an education bill providing for a state board of education.
Students learned from the teacher. Facts were learned from text books. Learning took place in the classroom. Teachers asked questions and students answered them. Information about far away places was found in books.
Students learn from the teacher, each other, the internet, books, movies, people inside the school, people outside the school, people in other countries. Students learn through inquiry. They ask questions, wonder, explore, experiment and investigate new ideas. They make online global connections and learn about far away places directly from people who live in them! Here’s an example, where one thing lead to another.