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Jonathan Kozol

Jonathan Kozol. Educator Author Activist By: Christine Charles. Biographical Information. Born September 5, 1936 in Boston, MA Middle-class suburban family Harvard University graduate of 1958 in English Literature Awarded Rhodes Scholarship Studied in Oxford

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Jonathan Kozol

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  1. Jonathan Kozol Educator Author Activist By: Christine Charles

  2. Biographical Information • Born September 5, 1936 in Boston, MA • Middle-class suburban family • Harvard University graduate of 1958 in English Literature • Awarded Rhodes Scholarship • Studied in Oxford • Influenced by Civil Rights Movement

  3. Teaching & Geographical Data • Freedom Schools • 4th grade - Boston Public School Fired for teaching non-curriculum poetry • 5th grade - Newton Public School • South Bronx, NY – research on social justice and inequality www.albany.edu

  4. Author • Death at an Early Age • Rachel and Her Children • Savage Inequalities • Amazing Grace • The Shame of the Nation • Letters to a Young Teacher Kellylowenstein.wordpress.com

  5. Advocate • Integrated public school • Early childhood Education • Social psychology research • Education Action – non-profit organization • Public speaker – urban education • Redistribution of wealth students.law.umich.edu

  6. Critic • Voucher movement • No Child Left Behind • High-stakes testing • Charter Schools www.babble.com

  7. Philosophy Social Learning Perspectives Sociolinguistic Theory – oral language lack of English language low-quality oral language less vocabulary lack of high-level questioning Socio-Cultural Theory – cultural interactions lack of experiences www.albany.edu

  8. Impact Reflect on your own background, opportunities and exposure to literacy. What kind of person would I be without the knowledge that I have acquired through oral language, reading, and culture? Social learning and status have played a significant role in your language and reading ability.

  9. Resources • Jonathan Kozol. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retreived from http://www.wikipedia.com. • Kozol, Jonathan. (9/1/2005). Still Separate, Still Unequal: America’s Educational Apartheid. Harpers Magazine. V. 311, n. 1864. • Stebbins, Leslie. (1999). Teacher Hero: Jonathan Kozol. Brandeis University. Boston, MA. • Tracey, D. & Morrow, L. (2006).Lenses On Reading: An Introduction to Theories and Models. Pp.100-124.Guilford Press, NY.

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