Quote by Jonathan Kozol
Many of those who argue for vouchers say that they simply want to

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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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

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Freedom
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No Child Left Behinds fourth-grade gains arent learning gains, theyre testing gains. Thats why they dont last. The law is a distraction from things that really count. – 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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I think it is totally wrong and terribly harmful if education is defined as acquiring knowledge. – William Glasser

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The test and the use of mans education is that he finds pleasure in the exercise of his mind. – Jacques Barzun

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Education and democracy have the same goal: the fullest possible development of human capabilities. – Paul Wellstone

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Frivolity is inborn, conceit acquired by education. – Marcus Tullius Cicero

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