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A review by jamesrawillis
Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools by Jonathan Kozol
5.0
This book, along with others written by Kozol, had a profound impact on my understanding on inequalities within the education system, and poverty in general. Many of the issues that were brought up in this book, published in 1991, seemingly remain in much of the country.
I read this book in the fall of 2007 when I took Intro to Sociology. The professor of this course is one of the top five educators I have ever had the pleasure of learning from. While everyone attending the course did have a primary textbook, he was emphatic on notetaking, preparedness, and seeking more information beyond the survey level coursework. There was a mid-semester debate that was graded not just on preparation, but delivery, and application of sociological ideas. One of the debate topics dealt with funding schools more, or less. Kozol's work was also an example when exploring ethnographic studies and work.
I read this book in the fall of 2007 when I took Intro to Sociology. The professor of this course is one of the top five educators I have ever had the pleasure of learning from. While everyone attending the course did have a primary textbook, he was emphatic on notetaking, preparedness, and seeking more information beyond the survey level coursework. There was a mid-semester debate that was graded not just on preparation, but delivery, and application of sociological ideas. One of the debate topics dealt with funding schools more, or less. Kozol's work was also an example when exploring ethnographic studies and work.