Letters to a Young Teacher

Kozol was a major part of my undergraduate education so when I saw this book I had to pick it up. It was slow going because I didn't read very much at a time and I actually returned it to the library, then picked it up again when I had more time to read. Kozol loves going for the sensational pronouncements about children in America's schools, often (rightly, sometimes) indicting school districts, administrators, and even whole communities for not taking better care of the children entrusted to them. It does get a bit wearisome to keep rehashing the same ideas. Additionally, Kozol occasionally contradicted his own statements.