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The Shame of the Nation by Jonathan Kozol (2005, Hardcover) 
The Shame of the Nation by Jonathan Kozol (2005, Hardcover)

 
The Shame of the Nation by Jonathan Kozol (2005, Hardcover)

Publisher: Random House Inc
Publication Date: 2005-09-13
Language: English
Format: Hardcover
ISBN-10: 1400052440
ISBN-13: 9781400052448
Product ID: EPID30757377
Description: What is happening to our schools and our kids? In this expose on public education, Jonathan Kozol, with equal parts outrage and humanism, writes that in America, there are two systems of education that are separate and unequal. His choic...
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What is happening to our schools and our kids? In this expose on public education, Jonathan Kozol, with equal parts outrage and humanism, writes that in America, there are two systems of education that are separate and unequal. His choice of the word "apartheid" in his subtitle is not merely rhetorical; students in many schools may never encounter students from other backgrounds, as segregation seems to have retaken hold. He also notes that students in inner-city schools are being shortchanged, and are suffering under a coercive culture of fear and control that can be likened to the prison system. In Kozol's view, the rhetoric of reform and improvement is a false Washingtonian drumbeat that takes advantage of well-meaning parents and communities. Students may even be worse off today than they were a decade ago. Furthermore, instruction and education have been replaced by testing. While privileged communities have curriculums of enrichment, inner-city kids have an endless diet of test prep. Dewey is out, especially for inner-city kids. This state of affair exists, is intended, and is accepted.

Kozol's book is based on his widespread touring of schools, his meetings with educators, and his talks with students and their families. It is informed by his long experience and his trained eye. His is a respected, trusted voice, the author of classics in the field that include DEATH AT AN EARLY AGE and SAVAGE INEQUALITIES. In THE SHAME OF THE NATION, Kozol speaks even more forcefully.

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Publication Date:2005-09-13

Size
Length:404 pages
Height:10.0 in
Width:6.8 in
Thickness:1.5 in
Weight:27.2 oz

Publisher's Note
A hard-hitting analysis of the current status of urban education by the author of Savage Inequalities argues that conditions have worsened in terms of schooling for inner-city children, looking at how liberal education is being replaced by high-stakes testing procedures, culturally barren and robotic methods of instruction, and harsh discipline.

Industry Reviews
'[A] powerful, morally enraged polemic....[Kozol's] book will make you fighting mad, and it should."
Newsday (Long Island, N.Y.) - Liza Featherstone (10/09/2005)

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