I WAS BORN ON MAY 4TH, 1796, IN FRANKLIN MASSACHUSETTS
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I WAS PRIMARILY SELF-TAUGHT BUT AT AGE 20 I ATTENDED BROWN UNIVERSITY, WHERE I TOOK AND INTEREST IN POLITICS, EDUCATION, AND SOCIAL REFORM.
I ATTENDED THE LITCHFIELD LAW SCHOOL AND THEN SERVED IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM 1927-1933 AS WELL AS IN THE MA SENATE
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I BEGAN THE MOVEMENT FOR EDUCATION REFORM WITH THE INFLUENCE OF STATE GOVERNMENTAND I ALSO ESTABLISHED MASSACHUSETTSBOE, WHICH WAS ONE OF THE COUNTRIES FIRST.
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I STARED THE BIWEEKLY, COMMON SCHOOL JOURNAL, FOR TEACHERS IN 1838. I ALSO GAVE LECTURES ON EDUCATION AND VISITED EUROPE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT EDUCATION ABROAD
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PURPOSE: TO BETTER THE COUNTRY'S EDUCATION SYSTEM
EDUCATION SHOULD BE NONSECTARIAN. EDUCATION SHOULD BE TAUGHT USING IDEAS OF A FREE SOCIETY
I BELIEVE THAT CITIZENS CANNOT MAINTAIN BOTH IGNORANCE AND FREEDOM
EDUCATION SHOULD BE PAID, CONTROLLED, AN MAINTAINED BY THE PUBLIC. SCHOOLS SHOULD BE INCLUSIVE
EDUCATION SHOULD BE PROVIDED BY WELL TRAINED, PROFESSIONAL TEACHERS