Educators biography

You don&#;t need to venture into the Old West or shuttle into space to be a pioneer. These top 12 pioneers in education have explored much rougher terrain to shape modern learning.

Horace Mann () &#; American Public School Education

Horace Mann grew up in a time when education was not easily obtained for those that lived in the poor rural areas of America.

Though his own early education was limited, he attended Brown University, studied law, and later enjoyed a highly successful political career. It was during his time serving as a representative and senator in the legislature of Massachusetts and lastly Secretary of the Massachusetts Board of Education that he used his influence to advance change in the American educational system.

We can thank Horace Mann for teacher training colleges, free libraries, and free public education to all children through taxation.

Friedrich Froebel () &#; Early Childhood Education

Friedrich Froebel was a German educator whose philosophy of educati