If Thomas Mann is the Father of American education
Do you mean the German author? Didn't know he was politically active in the US.
This test from 1909 is indeed something, it's especially very practical. Today, it's all just vague concepts and nothing to really use in daily life. Would be interesting how todays 8th graders managed to get through the test and - unfortunately not possible - how the kids of back then would have reacted to todays education standards.
Don't tell me I wrote Thomas... what an idiot! I meant Horace Mann. Thanks for catching that for me!
lol.. things happen:-)