Jonathan Kozol
A Leading Voice on Public Education and Childhood Poverty
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Joy and Justice
The Hearts of Children and the Dignity of Teachers in an Age of Punitive and Relentless Testing.
The testing mania has introduced anxiety and anguish to far too many of the schools that serve our poorest children and has often forced their teachers to renounce their creativity in order to appease the rigid mandates of standardized instruction. How can enlightened educators restore the sense of joy and spontaneity and critical inquiry that represent the heart of an enlightened education?
“Fire in the Ashes
Awakening the Spark of Motivation among Students in Low-Income Schools”
This keynote addresses the race gap and successful methods for preventing kids from dropping out before graduation.
The Shame of the Nation
Race, Poverty, and the Corporate Invasion of our Public Schools
The sweeping resegregation of black and Latino children in our urban schools betrays the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King and Brown v. Board of Education. Intensive poverty compounds the challenges these children face. Courageous teachers struggle to overcome these problems every day. We need to empower them in every way we can and defend them from the pressures introduced by privatizing forces.
The Widening Gulf
Can We Reverse the Savage Inequalities of Our Public Schools?
The inherently unequal way we fund our public schools ought to be a national embarrassment. Mr. Kozol describes the toll this takes on children and asks if civic-minded citizens, and leaders and students in our colleges and universities, can combine their powers to bring about the transformation of the present system.