Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools
by: Jonathan Kozol
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National Book Award-winning author Jonathan Kozol presents his shocking account of the American educational system in this stunning New York Times bestseller, which has sold more than 250,000 hardcover copies.
National Book Award-winning author Jonathan Kozol presents his shocking account of the American educational system in this stunning New York Times bestseller, which has sold more than 250,000 hardcover copies.
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- Very good!!!!!
This book is very good.Very informative and kind of a tear-jerker.It is interesting and makes you think...Great book for anyone thinking about teaching.
Rating: - Savage Inequalities
This book was a life saver, without it i would not survive in my education class, thank you, and it was in perfect condition!
Rating: - Savage Inequalities: A Closer Look at an American Education
"A fourteen-year-old girl with short black curly hair says this...`We have a school in East St. Louis named for Dr. King...the school is full of sewer water and the doors are locked with chains. Every student in that school is black. It's like a terrible joke on history" (35).After two years of visiting urban schools and meeting with principals, teachers, journalists, others, and students like this girl, Jonathan Kozol created a cry for change for thousands of children in his book, Savage Inequalities. ... Read More
Rating: - a very important book
First of all, I realize this book is slightly dated, in that it was published 17 years ago.The unfortunate thing is that I don't believe much has changed since Kozol wrote it... if there have been major changes, he wouldn't have found it necessary to write his second book, Shame of the Nation, or continue to push for equal-opportunity education like he is still doing today.So, although this book was researched and written awhile ago, I do believe it is still relevant for discussion today.
This ... Read More
Rating: - Another great book by Jonathan Kozol
Kozol begins his book by writing about east St.Louis. Wikipedia writes about East St.Louis as one of the most crime-ridden cities in the nation. This is one of the poorest cities in America and of course the school system suffers. The school buildings are run down, bathrooms are broken, and the kids don't have textbooks to study from. The physics labs haven't had water for 25 years and the sports field is completely in ruins . A lot of industrial waste is dumped here from the chemical factories that have established ... Read More
- Very good!!!!!This book is very good.Very informative and kind of a tear-jerker.It is interesting and makes you think...Great book for anyone thinking about teaching.
- Savage InequalitiesThis book was a life saver, without it i would not survive in my education class, thank you, and it was in perfect condition!
- Savage Inequalities: A Closer Look at an American Education"A fourteen-year-old girl with short black curly hair says this...`We have a school in East St. Louis named for Dr. King...the school is full of sewer water and the doors are locked with chains. Every student in that school is black. It's like a terrible joke on history" (35).After two years of visiting urban schools and meeting with principals, teachers, journalists, others, and students like this girl, Jonathan Kozol created a cry for change for thousands of children in his book, Savage Inequalities. ... Read More
- a very important bookFirst of all, I realize this book is slightly dated, in that it was published 17 years ago.The unfortunate thing is that I don't believe much has changed since Kozol wrote it... if there have been major changes, he wouldn't have found it necessary to write his second book, Shame of the Nation, or continue to push for equal-opportunity education like he is still doing today.So, although this book was researched and written awhile ago, I do believe it is still relevant for discussion today.
This ... Read More
- Another great book by Jonathan KozolKozol begins his book by writing about east St.Louis. Wikipedia writes about East St.Louis as one of the most crime-ridden cities in the nation. This is one of the poorest cities in America and of course the school system suffers. The school buildings are run down, bathrooms are broken, and the kids don't have textbooks to study from. The physics labs haven't had water for 25 years and the sports field is completely in ruins . A lot of industrial waste is dumped here from the chemical factories that have established ... Read More
