City Minorities Urban schools are facing increased problems as of late. They ’re experiencing dilapidated facilities‚ shortage in teachers‚ over-crowded classrooms‚ and out-dated equipment and curriculum (Kozol‚ 2005). According to researchers we ’re seeing an increase in resegregation (Kozol‚ 2005). Inner city schools are overwhelmingly populated by those of minority. We are creating an inequality in education that we haven ’t experienced since before the integration of schools during the Civil
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Tracey Thompson AP Lang Ms. Ransom 15 Dec‚ 2013 Synthesis Essay In 2013 a study by the US Department of Education showed that only 32 percent of American fourth-graders are reading at or above the proficiency of their grade level. One out of every 3 students in America have scored "below basic" on the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) reading test. the United States was once the leading country in every aspect‚ including education‚ but now it has fallen behind to 17th place
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own government. "The number of illiterate adults exceeds by 16 million the entire vote cast for the winner in the 1980 presidential contest. If one third of all illiterates could vote… Ronald Reagan would not likely have been chosen president." (Kozol‚ 230). This quote from Kozol’s essay shows just how big of an impact illiteracy has on our society. As he said if only one third were capable of voting not just by looking at the pictures‚ but understanding all candidates viewpoints on what really
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Savage Inequalities How is it possible for one of the wealthiest countries in the world to have such poverty stricken areas with the living conditions of a third-world country? After reading the words of Savage Inequalities by Jonathan Kozol‚ I was given countless explanations on how deprivation of funds‚ opportunity and education affect a community in a negative light. The author ventured into the city of East St. Louis‚ examined the environment and gave readers a first-hand observation of the
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they can be considered to be in poverty. The new face of poverty involves many people who are homeless because problems that arose‚ or unforeseen circumstances occurred‚ forcing them into these situations. In the essay‚ “The Untouchables‚” Kozol wrote about the struggles and hardships Richard Lazarus and others encountered because of homelessness. Jo Goodwin Parker wrote a vivid first hand description about living in poverty in the essay‚ “What is Poverty?”. Lazarus lived on the
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Cited: Anyon‚ Y. (2009). Social Theories of Learning Disabilities: Understanding Racial Disproportionality in Special Education. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment‚ 44-57. Artiles‚ A. J.‚ & Bal‚ A. (2008). The Next Generation of Disproportionality
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education is the key to a human reaching their full height in life. Many passages have been written on the issues of the importance of proper education. One very relatable passage would be “ The Human Cost of an Illiterate Society” by Jonathan Kozol. This Passage is all about things that can not be done when you are not properly educated. Most understand that if you can not read
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Her Children I found myself seeing things from the homeless perspective. Homeless does not necessarily mean they do not have a roof over there head. Homeless now to me means not having a place to feel safe and call your home your own. As Jonathan Kozol took me through the lives of a few homeless families in New York I quickly learned that my point of view on homeless have been based off of a wrong perspective. I learned that living conditions in not only the Martinique but other hotels are not safe
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because you do not know how to go back home. In USA‚ approximately 60 million people are illiterate. In the story “The Human Cost of an Illiterate Society” Jonathan Kozol discuss how illiteracy is powerlessness. To be able to have democracy we need to have principles of social equality and respect for the individual within a community. Kozol believes that democracy is false and untruthful when illiterates do not have the knowledge to understand their rights‚ causing a negative effect in the political
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In the Savage Inequalities by Jonathan Kozol‚ he mentioned a couple court cases. These court cases included Milliken v. Bradley (1974)‚ San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez (1973)‚ Brown v. Board of Education (1954)‚ and Plessy v. Ferguson (1896). At the beginning of the book‚ Kozol mentioned Brown v. Board of Education (1954)‚ stated that the “ separate but equal law” violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteen Amendment. Therefore‚ Brown v. Board of Education overturned
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