Horace Mann's Report To The Massachusetts Board Of Education

Education problems To go to college or not go to college, that is the question, at least for many people these days. This question has been harder and harder to answer because of problems with the college education system. Complications in the educational system have been around for a long time. In 1848 Horace Mann, Secretary of the Massachusetts Board of Education, felt that education was “the great equalizer of society.”(Mann, 114) This is significant because it means that when someone becomes educated, they develop increased intelligence and become producers of society rather …show more content…
The first idea was on physical education. He believed “that in education, health and strength are important an ingredient for everyone’s prosperity” (Mann, 112) If part of the population is not prosperous then that affects society as a whole. The education system has the ability to instill healthy habits in the people it educates. The government itself can improve people’s lives by providing pure water, sanitation regulations and clean air regulations. These things with quality education can improve the prosperity level in individuals and society as a whole. The second idea that he had was in Intellectual education. He believed that every person should be given an equal chance to have a quality education. The big picture is that society as a whole benefits by having an educated population an improves the prosperity level of society he believes that if you increase someone’s intelligence, it will increase their producing power and change someone from a burden on society to an asset to society. This is essential because it mirrors the concept that when the government and the education system invest in educating the population, it is beneficial to everyone, thus increasing prosperity in the society. Consequently, by making higher education open to a larger number of people, there are more …show more content…
College students are now required to use computers for homework, or lectures, or writing. This is a very challenging problem for students; some do not have access to a computer or have trouble understanding and navigating through the various programs that are required for the course. “About half of all students (49%) first begin using the internet in college” (auther, pg). Yes, schools do provide some computers for students but there is absolutely not enough for each individual student. In this day and age this is a growing problem that has continued not to be fixed and has needed to be. As frustrating as this can be for a student, the last problem with education is a deal breaker. Colleges currently are arduous to get into. The demand for computers is adding to the cost of community college