The Shame of the Nation
Author: Jonathan Kozol
Category: Professional
Reviewer: Lindsay Donaldson
Department/Position: World Languages
Summary: The Shame of the Nation is what Kozol is calling "American Apartheid". He makes strong statements about how segregated schools are now, and how they are nearly as segregated as they were before Brown vs Board of Education. He visited schools in poor areas around the country, most of which are inner city and have very low enrollments of white students. He discusses the high teacher turnover and low student test scores in these schools which very often have neigboring schools with nearly all Caucasian enrollements. He points a finger at No Child Left Behind and the way its lack of funding is hurting these schools. He builds a good argument that segregated schools will not only lead to lower test scores (according to the way they're run now), but also that it's socially harmful to all students to attend schools in which they're not exposed to much diversity.
Recommended Audience: Teachers
Rating: 5
Category: Professional
Reviewer: Lindsay Donaldson
Department/Position: World Languages
Summary: The Shame of the Nation is what Kozol is calling "American Apartheid". He makes strong statements about how segregated schools are now, and how they are nearly as segregated as they were before Brown vs Board of Education. He visited schools in poor areas around the country, most of which are inner city and have very low enrollments of white students. He discusses the high teacher turnover and low student test scores in these schools which very often have neigboring schools with nearly all Caucasian enrollements. He points a finger at No Child Left Behind and the way its lack of funding is hurting these schools. He builds a good argument that segregated schools will not only lead to lower test scores (according to the way they're run now), but also that it's socially harmful to all students to attend schools in which they're not exposed to much diversity.
Recommended Audience: Teachers
Rating: 5
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