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Illiterate America

Illiterate America

1986 ·
·3.95·132 Ratings ·288 Pages
“ At the end of your life, you will never regret not having passed one more test, not winning one more verdict or not closing one more deal. You will regret time not spent with a husband, a friend, a child, or a parent. ” ― Barbara Bush
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    ·4.3·146 Ratings
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    ·4.22·468 Ratings
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    2006·
    ·4.12·4,313 Ratings
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    1996·
    ·4.23·4,739 Ratings
    The children in this book defy the stereotypes of urban youth too frequently presented by the media. Tender, generous and often religiously devout, they speak with eloquence and honesty about the poverty and racial isolation that have wounded but not hard
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    2001·
    ·4.2·1,070 Ratings
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    2006·
    ·4.19·1,194 Ratings
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    1985·
    ·4.22·792 Ratings
    In this National Book Award-winning book, Kozol unflinchingly exposes the disturbing "destruction of hearts and minds in the Boston public school." A new Epilogue assesses the last 20 years of the educational system.
  • On Being a Teacher

    1994·
    ·3.76·198 Ratings
    In this critique of the US public school system, the author uses examples from the real experiences of other teachers and parents who share his concern with shaping the values of caring, responsible citizens of the future. Kozol has also written Illiterat
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    2007·
    ·3.77·1,712 Ratings
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