Re: Kozol to Kennedy

["Tauna Rogers" <taunar@plateautel.net>]

Thank you Quan! I'm curious what Kozol might have had to say when you raised 
this concern?

Again, I completely understand his passion for inner city schools.

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To: <arn-l@interversity.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 11:21 AM
Subject: Re: [arn-l] Kozol to Kennedy


> In a message dated 1/3/2008 12:50:27 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> taunar@plateautel.net writes:
>
> While I  have no doubt its consequences are felt much more profoundly in
> those  schools (and they have my deepest sympathy), the law's injustices,
> along  with its destructive and demoralizing effects, are experienced in
> countless schools all over the nation, even in small communities such as 
> my
> own.
>
> I wish that he would not (inadvertently) diminish the harm  that has been
> caused all over the nation while at the same time rightly  stressing that
> these effects are felt most profoundly in the poor inner  city schools.
>
>
> Tauna:
>
> You are absolutely right about the devastation to small rural 
> communities.
> I asked him about this and shared with him my background in  auditing all
> Florida schools and made the same comment you did ref all  schools.  His
> experience with inner city schools is what gives him the  passion.  In all 
> fairness, we
> have many other listserv members who carry  the same passion and have the
> same eloquence, including you, Tauna.  We all  have to remember to speak 
> up and
> not buy in to the expert myth.  A day in a  classroom is one more day 
> given and
> dedicated to our children  with the depth, faith and care which 
> politicians,
> businessmen and  evaluators do not possess.  It is our responsibility to
> educate them,  and not this way around.  As Monty pointed out, it's a good 
> thing
> for JK to  speak to TK.
>
> Quan
>
>
>
>
>
>
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