Annual Reports to the Massachusetts Board of Education: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Annual Reports to the Massachusetts Board of Education, credited to Horace Mann, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of Annual Reports to the Massachusetts Board of Education by Horace Mann. Read in English by Maria Kasper Horace Mann is called The Father of the Common School and was one of the first progressive thinkers on education in the United States. His Annual Reports to the Massachusetts Board of Education, written between 1837 and 1848, are wide-ranging essays on topics, including philosophical arguments on the role of education in a democracy, curricular matters such as textbook choice and methods of reading instruction, and nitty-gritty details of classroom furnishings and buildings. Even in the much-changed society of the 21st century, much of Mann's writing still speaks to us, recalling us to the roots of our faith in education for all. - Summary by Maria Kasper

Recording facts

• Recording title: Annual Reports to the Massachusetts Board of Education
• Author credits: Horace Mann
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 50
• Listed recording duration: 37:58:21

Catalogue topics

• Massachusetts
• education
• schools
• horace mann

Opening tracks: first 24 of 50

1. 01 - First Annual Report, 1838, part 1 — 24:36
2. 02 - First Annual Report, 1838, part 2 — 25:04
3. 03 - First Annual Report, 1838, part 3 — 30:21
4. 04 - First Annual Report, 1838, part 4 — 23:33
5. 05 - First Annual Report, 1838, part 5 — 26:59
6. 06 - First Annual Report, 1838, part 6 – Supplement — 38:01
7. 07 - First Annual Report, 1838, part 7 – Supplement — 38:34
8. 08 - First Annual Report, 1838, part 8 – Supplement — 36:54
9. 09 - Second Annual Report, 1838, part 1 — 35:47
10. 10 - Second Annual Report, 1838, part 2 — 42:36
11. 11 - Second Annual Report, 1838, part 3 — 40:22
12. 12 - Second Annual Report, 1838, part 4 — 29:03
13. 13 - Second Annual Report, 1838, part 5 - Appendices — 23:48
14. 14 - Third Annual Report, 1839, part 1 — 52:05
15. 15 - Third Annual Report, 1839, part 2 — 55:40
16. 16 - Third Annual Report, 1839, part 3 — 53:22
17. 17 - Third Annual Report, 1839, part 4 — 58:51
18. 18 - Fifth Annual Report, 1841, part 1 — 44:38
19. 19 - Fifth Annual Report, 1841, part 2 — 53:22
20. 20 - Sixth Annual Report, 1842, part 1 — 58:25
21. 21 - Sixth Annual Report, 1842, part 2 — 44:58
22. 22 - Sixth Annual Report, 1842, part 3 — 53:09
23. 23 - Sixth Annual Report, 1842, part 4 — 37:02
24. 24 - Sixth Annual Report, 1842, part 5 — 58:05

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