tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1907702537884089718.post6107387742274071018..comments2023-10-07T09:26:02.868-07:00Comments on Exit 10A: On Re-reading Jonathan KozolJoe Schwartzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02304083254248927187noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1907702537884089718.post-72184574010639654432015-08-14T16:22:16.826-07:002015-08-14T16:22:16.826-07:00Thanks for the comment, Marilyn, and for sharing y...Thanks for the comment, Marilyn, and for sharing your experience. It makes me think about how the way we view our practice is influenced by the kids we teach. I hope that Jonathan Kozol knows that he has influenced many educators with his work. Thanks for pointing me toward Kohl's essay. I remember reading his book 36 Children, but it was Death at an Early Age that stuck. Joe Schwartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02304083254248927187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1907702537884089718.post-66081880278421237942015-07-31T10:56:13.255-07:002015-07-31T10:56:13.255-07:00Thanks for this post. Death at an Early Age was so...Thanks for this post. Death at an Early Age was so important to me. In the 60s, I was experiencing many of the experience he described, and his book was a source of confirmation. Maybe more like a lifeline. Half the students I was teaching fit the description of his, the other half were middle class white kids, victims of affluence, as Robert Cole characterized them. And then there were miscellaneous town kids, all working class, some Asian, plus kids from the nearby army bases, mixed ethnically but all middle class. In a way, it seemed that the students' economic status was more on an issue than their ethniciy. It was an experiment and we were studied by many. I was in my 20s. It formed my life in a major way. Your blog reminded me of Herb Kohl, someone who also inspired me. I love his essay "I Won't Learn From You."<br />Marilyn Burnsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1907702537884089718.post-73850505753383410462015-07-21T15:21:39.532-07:002015-07-21T15:21:39.532-07:00Thanks Graham! Let me know what you think.Thanks Graham! Let me know what you think.Joe Schwartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02304083254248927187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1907702537884089718.post-38995998475772722552015-07-21T02:15:12.247-07:002015-07-21T02:15:12.247-07:00Such a pithy post Joe. Makes me question, "W...Such a pithy post Joe. Makes me question, "What's really changed over the course of 48 years?" Headed to Amazon now...Thanks for the recommendation.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08525114028095675402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1907702537884089718.post-32302139991738056732015-07-20T18:23:21.163-07:002015-07-20T18:23:21.163-07:00Thanks for the comment. I was surprised to get th...Thanks for the comment. I was surprised to get that handwritten note. It showed me something about his character. Joe Schwartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02304083254248927187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1907702537884089718.post-84967928011317023912015-07-20T18:01:53.729-07:002015-07-20T18:01:53.729-07:00Wow. That's beautiful. I also am fortunate to ...Wow. That's beautiful. I also am fortunate to teach at a suburban school and of course have a small population of disadvantaged which luckily always make us strive to be better and reach as many of them as possible. Cool you got a letter back. Mr. Joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01906053484471665335noreply@blogger.com