Question

Using the excerpt from James W. Lee's Place and Importance of the Common School. In 1-2 sentences, using references from the text, explain the author's opinion of the common school movement.

Answer 1

The author's opinion of the common school movement is that it is a "great moral and educational reform" that will bring about "the elevation of the masses" and "the diffusion of knowledge and virtue" (Lee, 1845).