If you grow up in the South Bronx today or in south-central Los Angeles or Pittsburgh or Philadelphia, you quickly come to understand that you have been set apart and that there's no will in this society to bring you back into the mainstream. Jonathan Kozol angelesbackbring share on social
Wonderful teachers should never let themselves be drill sergeants for the state. Jonathan Kozol drillsergeantstate Change image and share on social
All of my education at Harvard, then Oxford, then Paris was in literature - even my thesis was on Shakespeare. Jonathan Kozol educationharvardliterature Change image and share on social
I feel, in the end, as if everything I've done has been a failure. Jonathan Kozol endfailurefeel Change image and share on social
I have always felt my role was to do anything I could to enable the powerless to speak. I want America to hear these voices because they are beautiful voices. Jonathan Kozol americabeautifulenable Change image and share on social
The ones I pity are the ones who never stick out their neck for something they believe, never know the taste of moral struggle, and never have the thrill of victory. Jonathan Kozol moralneckpity Change image and share on social
So long as these kinds of inequalities persist, all of us who are given expensive educations have to live with the knowledge that our victories are contaminated because the game has been rigged to our advantage. Jonathan Kozol advantagecontaminateeducation share on social
The cause of homelessness is lack of housing. Jonathan Kozol homelessnesshouselack Change image and share on social
The answers I remember longest are the ones that answer questions that I didn't think of asking. Jonathan Kozol answerlongquestion Change image and share on social
