Who is called the father of American public school education________________________?

A. Maria Montessori
B. Walt Whitman
C. Horace Mann
D. Jhon Dewey

Horace Mann was born in Franklin, Massachusetts, on May 4,1796. He died August 2,1859. His youth was spent in poverty and hardships on the family farm. His schooling was limited to about three months of instruction during each year.