Read the sub-pages under "Influential People" before proceeding with the activity below.

Do you remember who's who??

Match each fact with the corresponding person.

Mr. Alcott

B) Mr. Dewey

C) Mr. Mann

1. He was a psychologist that studied children.
   
2. He started his education reforms by becoming the first secretary of Massachusetts State Board of Education.
3. He is creditted for the existence of the common school system.
4. He described a traditional classroom as "rows of ugly desks".
5. The schools he opened met obstacles and eventually closed.
   
6. He believed that schools can help students get ready for their future employments.
7. He dismissed the importance of intellectual learning.
8. He educated himself in a hometown library and later found success in all the careers he pursued.
9. He was accused of being blasphemous and was criticized harshly.
   
10. He believed strongly that hands-on learning is most beneficial to a student.
11. He decorated the classroom with visual aids to help his students who learned visually.
    
12. He traveled to Europe, out of his own pocketbook, to observe European schools and school systems.
13. He frequently held teachers' conventions to teach them how to properly educate children.
14. He believed that students should be engaged in a process of asking, investigating, creating, discussing, and reflecting.
15. He was the pioneer of educational progressivism.
    

A) 5, 9, 11, 15
B) 1, 4, 7, 10, 14
C) 2, 3, 6, 8, 12, 13