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He was born into a poor farming family and received a limited education, learning for about 3 months a year. Educated in a one room schoolhouse, Mann did not have the most adequate education as a child. However, he believed that education was extremely important, therefore he strongly dedicated himself to academics. He was focused on mastering the information taught to him with the hopes of eventually receiving a higher education. After much hard work and commitment, Mann was accepted to Brown University and entered the school as a sophomore. He studied law and began to become more interested in the idea of social …show more content…
McGuffey was a teacher and preacher in the early 1800’s. His family had heavy opinions on education and viewed it as something extremely important. One of McGuffey’s passions was education people and expandings people 's minds. He began teaching at the age of 14, starting off with a class of about 48 students. He worked 11 hours a day, 6 days a week in several different schools. Between jobs, McGuffey studied at the Old Stone Academy in Darlington, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Washington College in 1826. During his time as a professor at Oxford University, McGuffey was asked to compile a series of books for younger students. He wrote the first two books within a year, receiving $1,000. McGuffey wrote the first four books, however the fifth and sixth were written by his brother, Alexander in the 1840’s. The McGuffey Readers contained many stories, poems, essays and speeches, along with the works of great writers including John Milton, Daniel Webster and Lord Byron.These books taught students the importance of morality and patriotism, as well as reading and