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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During the decades after Brown v. Board of Education there was terrific progress. Tens of thousands of public schools were integrated racially. During that time the gap between black and white achievement narrowed. – Jonathan Kozol

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Education
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Many of those who argue for vouchers say that they simply want to use competition to improve public education. I dont think it works that way, and Ive been watching this for a longtime. – Jonathan Kozol

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Education
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When I was teaching in the 1960s in Boston, there was a great deal of hope in the air. Martin Luther King Jr. was alive, Malcolm X was alive great, great leaders were emerging from the southern freedom movement. – Jonathan Kozol

Category:
Freedom
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People do dismiss ambient music, dont they? They call it easy listening, as if to suggest that it should be hard to listen to. – Brian Eno

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Rock music is niche. – Bono

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I write the music, produce it and the band plays within the parameters that I set. – Sting

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I like to make music, I like rap music. Even if Im white, I support that music. If I want to support it or any other white kid wants to support it more power to them. – Kid Rock

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A smile costs about $240. – Roma Downey

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