Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Twitter Book Club: Jonathan Kozol (1972) Free Schools - Chapter 2

Size and Relationship to Public Schools


"It is, above all, in the reconstruction of the metaphor and symbolism of the school itself as something other than... http://tl.gd/9bavhnless than a minute ago via Twittelator



"No matter how sophisticated or how inventive these 'alternatives within the system' may contrive to be, they nonet... http://tl.gd/9bb30fless than a minute ago via Twittelator


An inconvenient truth:
"No matter how sophisticated or how inventive these 'alternatives within the system' may contrive to be, they nonetheless must continue to provide, within a single package: custodial functions, indoctrinational functions, credentialing, labeling and grading services, along with more purely educational functions such as skill-training." Kozol

"It has been my experience that something bad happens often to good people when they go into programs that involve ... http://tl.gd/9bb44bless than a minute ago via Twittelator



"The Free Schools that seem to have the greatest chance of real success, not just in terms of publishable statistic... http://tl.gd/9bb5rbless than a minute ago via Twittelator


This aligns well with my own thinking. Small schools are less likely to loose sight of their purpose and less more likely to look upon the students they actually serve.

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