Jonathan Kozol Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
Jonathan Kozol is a nonfiction writer, educator, and activist, best known for his books of educational and social criticism. Born in Boston (1936), Jonathan Kozol graduated from Harvard University Summa Cum Laude (1958) and was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship to Magdalen College, Oxford. He has since held two Guggenheim Fellowships, has twice been a fellow of the Rockefeller Foundation, and has also received fellowships from the Field and Ford Foundations.His books include:
- Death at an Early Age: The Destruction of the Hearts and Minds of Negro Children in the Boston Public School. First published in 1967, it won the National Book Award and sold more than two million copies. It describes his year of teaching in the Boston Public School System. Reissue ISBN 0452262925
- Free Schools (1972) ASIN: 0395136067
- The Night is Dark and I am Far From Home (1975)
- Children of the Revolution (1980) Describes his visit to Cuba. ASIN: 0385281528
- Prisoners of Silence: Breaking the Bonds of Adult Illiteracy in the United States (1980) ASIN: 081649004X
- On Being a Teacher (1981; revised 1994) Revised edition ISBN 1851680659
- Alternative Schools: A Guide for Educators and Parents (1982) ASIN: 0826402267
- Illiterate America (1986) ASIN: 0452258073 History of Education website by Daniel Schugurensky discusses the importance of this book.
- Rachel and Her Children: Homeless Families in America (1988) Awarded the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award for 1989 and The Conscience in Media Award of the American Society of Journalists and Authors, and the Christopher Award, 1988. Reprint ISBN 0449903397
- Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools (1991) A finalist for the 1992 National Book Critics Circle Award and awarded The New England Book Award. Reprint ISBN 0060974990 Bookfinder collected reviews.
- Amazing Grace: The Lives of Children and the Conscience of a Nation (1995) Reprint ISBN 0060976977 Review and appreciation by Mary Leue.
- Ordinary Resurrections: Children in the Years of Hope (2000) Reprint ISBN 0060956453. Review by Jana Siciliano at BookReporter.com.
- A Fierce Injustice : Apartheid Schooling in America (not yet published)
Co-Authored Works
- Choosing Excellence: "Good Enough" Schools Are Not Good Enough (2001) With John Merrow. ISBN 1578860148
External Links
- Brandeis Libraries brief biography
- The My Hero Project repeats some of the Brandeis Libraries biography and provides other links
- Keppler Associates provides another brief biography
- Third World Traveler has excerpts from some Kozol books and a few brief articles
- Brief article and reviews of Kozol books by Alan Nicoll
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