Quote by Jonathan Kozol
But for the children of the poorest people were stripping the curr

But for the children of the poorest people were stripping the curriculum, removing the arts and music, and drilling the children into useful labor. Were not valuing a child for the time in which she actually is a child. – Jonathan Kozol

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The inequalities are greater now than in 92. Some states have equalized per-pupil spending but they set the equal level very low, so that wealthy districts simply raise extra money privately. – Jonathan Kozol

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The primary victims of Katrina, those who were given the least help by the government, those rescued last or not at all, were overwhelmingly people of color largely hidden from the mainstream of society. – Jonathan Kozol

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Instead of seeing these children for the blessings that they are, we are measuring them only by the standard of whether they will be future deficits or assets for our nations competitive needs. – Jonathan Kozol

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Pop is actually my least favorite kind of music, because it lacks real depth. – Christina Aguilera

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Yoga is almost like music in a way theres no end to it. – Sting

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