Transforming Education Through Flipped Classrooms What we view
as the standard, traditional, lecture based classroom was
actually conceived in Prussia- imported to the United States in
the early 1800’s by Horace Mann. As Julianna noted in an earlier
blog post, the development of this format came about mirroring
developments brought about during the industrial revolution;
educating the national workforce much akin to factories
manufacturing commodities. Horace Mann, Secretary of Education
at the time, took lease of the Prussian model, importing the
template for use in Massachusetts in 1852. Mann sought to
provide the coming generation of American children a common
experience, one that would help bridge the sectarian divide
between Catholic and Protestant communities in Massachusetts, a
conflict he believed was perpetuated by parochial schools. By
providing a free education to all citizens of the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts, he was able to consolidate a common sense of
identity between the two communities, an