Question

read the quotation from horace mann. then, answer the questions. \...it may be safely affirmed that the common school...may become the most effective and benignant beneficial of all forces of civilization.\ -horace mann, 1848 what did horace mann mean by \forces of civilization\? forces that could make people better citizens forces that could make people better leaders forces that could make people more wealthy

Explanation:

Horace Mann was a key figure in the American education reform movement. The Common School was intended to provide universal public education. Education in such a school would aim to create informed, responsible citizens. Making people better leaders or wealthier is not the core focus of what Mann meant by "forces of civilization" in the context of the Common School's role. The emphasis is on the civilizing effect of education for the general citizenry.

Answer:

forces that could make people better citizens