Jonathan Kozol

include quotes from other advocates (writers) that support fixing the existing segregation in the school system. The first writer is Jonathan Kozol, who writes an article called “From still separate, still unequal: America 's educational apartheid” in which he talks about how “segregation” in schools still exist, and gives examples and information of why it should end. Kozol talks about the many different schools, which include “... a high school in Cleveland that is named for Dr.King in which…

In his book, Letters to a Young Teacher, Jonathan Kozol addresses the issues with administering high-stakes tests to elementary students. High-stakes testing is one of the most controversial matters in education and, in my opinion, one of the most detrimental aspects to a child’s education. Federally mandated standardized tests prove to be an ineffective means of gauging academic success as they negatively impact the quality of instruction students receive, increase stress levels of both…

now, Collin College, where the students are friendly and the instructors are caring and helpful. Choosing the right school makes four years in college seem easier. I had a reading task in my writing class last week about Fremont High School by Jonathan Kozol, a famous writer, activist and educator and is well-known for his work in social justice and public education. After reading his report, I recalled so much memories and experiences I had in my high school ten years ago in Ho Chi Minh,…

Imagine a school with students that are prevented from learning because the lack of resources. In the article, “Fremont High School” Jonathan Kozol states that at this high school was not the greatest environment to be educated in. The article states many examples of why the school was not the best. He writes this article to address the problems within the high school and hopes to see them solved. The School of Arts and Enterprise is the school that I attend for 3 years in Pomona, CA. This…

Jonathan Kozol’s “Preparing Minds for Markets” offers an insight into the modern public education system and the curriculums provided by inner city schools today. The author wants to point out the flaws in the education system and expose the corporate corruption that has occurred in government funded schools. While many students in these lower income neighborhoods would benefit from some of these changes to the statutory educational agenda, forcing job training and career decisions onto…

radically different, and not just in the sense that they were deprived, disadvantaged, poorly housed, or poorly fed.”(607) This idea promotes that if adults with different economic backgrounds are totally different why would their children differ. In Jonathan Kozol’s research he makes various observations about court cases that play a huge role in our…

Kozol portrays true darkness in the world around and enables me to parallel that with my own experience, better perceiving the similarities and disparities between the two. In order to surpass the superficial and to come to a fuller understanding of the suffering of a city, I was forced to adopt the struggles that Kozol conveys of the South Bronx as my own. After this encounter, I could never attempt to say that…

there is still segregation and racism occurring in the world. These terms of how we describe ourselves often defines us as the minority or majority and plays a major expectation of what is expected of us. In the book, The Shame of the Nation, Jonathan Kozol, a schoolteacher takes a job in Boston to teach. In his encounter, he notices that majority of the segregated schools are in run-down conditions and many kids have just given up on education and gone rebellious against society. He notes…

Equal opportunity in education is as realistic in America as it is to lick your own elbow or fitting your whole fist in your mouth. Equal opportunity in education is the prevention of any discriminatory acts against students, staff and faculty; however, in Mike Rose’s, “I Just Wanna Be Average”, he argues that the educational system is completely unjust for those in a lower program and that those that are in those lower education programs are not being challenged to their full potential. Rose…

Yes, women are still at risk. It’s because global still has a kind of privilege for men. The feminization of poverty also has increased recently. It means that the groups most at risk of poverty are single mothers and their dependent children. It’s related to the high divorce rate and limited income earning potential of their own. Even the system of society changed and women’s participation in the workforce increased, they need to be devoted not only work, but also the role of wives and…