Jonathan Kozol

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Jonathan Kozol Educator Author Activist

By: Christine Charles

1Biographical InformationBorn September 5, 1936 in Boston, MAMiddle-class suburban family Harvard University graduate of 1958 in English Literature Awarded Rhodes Scholarship Studied in OxfordInfluenced by Civil Rights Movement

Teaching & Geographical Data Freedom Schools4th grade - Boston Public SchoolFired for teaching non-curriculum poetry5th grade - Newton Public SchoolSouth Bronx, NY research on social justice and inequality

www.albany.edu

Author Death at an Early AgeRachel and Her Children Savage Inequalities Amazing Grace The Shame of the Nation Letters to a Young Teacher

Kellylowenstein.wordpress.com

Advocate Integrated public school Early childhood Education Social psychology research Education Action non-profit organizationPublic speaker urban education Redistribution of wealth

students.law.umich.edu

Critic Voucher movement No Child Left Behind High-stakes testingCharter Schools

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Philosophy Social Learning PerspectivesSociolinguistic Theory oral languagelack of English language low-quality oral language less vocabulary lack of high-level questioningSocio-Cultural Theory cultural interactionslack of experiences

www.albany.edu

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.

Resources Jonathan Kozol. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retreived from http://www.wikipedia.com.Kozol, Jonathan. (9/1/2005). Still Separate, Still Unequal: Americas 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.