What does this quote by Horace Mann mean?

Horace Mann states, "Our means of education, are the grand machinery by which the raw material of human nature can be worked up into inventors and discoverers, into skilled artisans and scientific farmers." What does this mean?

1 Answer
May 2, 2017

Horace Mann is saying the education is the key to the growth of the economy and democracy in the nation.

Explanation:

Horace Mann was instrumental in the formation of public education in Mass, Horace Mann wanted to be sure that the potential of every person in the United States would not be wasted. Without access to education a person that might have become a great inventor might never invent anything. Scientific discoveries would be left undiscovered.

Horace Mann wanted to be sure that the importance of education was clear to those listening to him.