The College of Teachers, a Western enlightenment group, was formed in 1830 by a group of teachers and other citizens of Cincinnati, Ohio.
Alexander Hamilton McGuffey
Alexander Hamilton McGuffey, also known as Alexander H. McGuffey, (August 13, 1816 – June 3, 1896) was an editor of the fifth and sixth of the series of ''McGuffey Readers''. His brother William Holmes McGuffey edited the first four readers in t ...
and
Calvin Ellis Stowe
Calvin Ellis Stowe (April 6, 1802 – August 22, 1886) was an American Biblical scholar who helped spread public education in the United States. Over his career, he was a professor of languages and Biblical and sacred literature at Andover Theolo ...
were key members of the group.
It evolved from two earlier groups, "Western Literary Institute and College of Professional Teachers" and "Western Literary Institute and Board of Education". It embraced development of
common school A common school was a public school in the United States during the 19th century. Horace Mann (1796–1859) was a strong advocate for public education and the common school. In 1837, the state of Massachusetts appointed Mann as the first secretary o ...
s and the movement led to the creation of the
McGuffey Readers
The Eclectic Readers (commonly, but informally known as the McGuffey Readers) were a series of graded reader, graded primer (textbook), primers for grade levels 1–6. They were widely used as textbooks in American schools from the mid-19th centur ...
.
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American Enlightenment
The American Enlightenment was a period of intellectual ferment in the thirteen American colonies in the 18th to 19th century, which led to the American Revolution, and the creation of the United States of America. The American Enlightenment was ...
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History of Cincinnati
1830 establishments
Educational organizations
Literary societies
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