Question 1

In your opinion, what did Horace Mann mean when he called education the "balance wheel of the social machinery"? Explain how demographic and economic developments affected Mann's ideas.

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Question 2

Johann Fichte's position that "you must fashion [the child] . . . in such a way that he cannot will otherwise than you wish him to will" is most importantly tied to Mann's support for

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A)  a pedagogy of love. 
B)  common elements. 
C)  sectarianism. 
D)  corporal punishment.

Question 3

Horace Mann saw the teacher's role as that of an exemplar of moral behavior and went so far as to suggest that teachers should prevent violations of moral law by inculcating a moral state of mind in their students. How responsible do you think teachers today can and should be with their students, especially those thought of as coming from "at risk" backgrounds?

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Question 4

The mid-19th century witnessed a trend toward expanding the role of the United States government. This was primarily because

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A)  newspapers were printing controversial articles, and this required government intervention. 
B)  the growing factory and railroad industries wanted government assistance in the form of land grants, financial aid, and protective tariffs. 
C)  people felt that the government had to intervene in order to give women and minorities equal opportunities in education. 
D)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 5

The purpose of the normal schools was to teach prospective educators

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A)  academic subjects. 
B)  teaching methodologies. 
C)  how to implement the pedagogy of love. 
D)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 6

Underlying Brownson's opposition to Mann's educational reforms was his commitment to

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A)  Whig paternalism. 
B)  Democratic localism. 
C)  classical liberalism. 
D)  instrumentalism.

Question 7

How did westward migration impact American nationalism in the early 19th century? How did the natives react to it? Explain why schooling was perceived as a way of solving all the problems caused by migration.

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Question 8

The notion that a key purpose of education would be to "inform" and make society "safe" stems from the idea that

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A)  the lower classes were intellectually unready for the responsibility of voting. 
B)  farmers were too geographically disconnected from urban centers to make informed choices. 
C)  the Irish Catholics were more loyal to the Pope than to independent self-government. 
D)  the lower classes were intellectually unready for the responsibility of voting and that the Irish Catholics were more loyal to the Pope than to independent self-government.

Exam 3: School As a Public Institution: The Common-School ERA