On Being a Teacher

by Jonathan Kozol

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Offers a critique of the roles of teachers in America's public school system, outlining an approach to education based on such values as fairness, truth, and integrity that teaches students the importance of living constructively in the outside world.

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Educator and author Jonathan Kozol was born in Boston. He graduated from Harvard University in 1958. Kozol has an concerns with topics such as illiteracy, children trying to learn in bad neighborhoods and homelessness. His books include Death at an Early Age, Illiterate American and Rachel and Her Children: Homeless Families in America. (Bowker show more Author Biography) show less

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Nonfiction
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371.01Society, government, & cultureEducationSchools and their activities; special education
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LA217 .K688EducationHistory of educationHistory of educationUnited States
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