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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What was Kozol's purpose for writing the book Savage Inequalities?
2. What is one way Kozol says children realize they are getting an inferior education?
3. Why does Kozol think the most enthusiastic and skilled teachers will not be attracted to urban schools, like Mary McLeod Bethune Schools?
4. According to Kozol, what is a major problem at Lawndale Elementary School?
5. According to Kozol, East St. Louis has one of the highest rates of which disease in America?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Coral Hawkins stand out from most of the teachers Kozol meets at Mary McLeod Bethune School?
2. What financial cuts are proposed for the schools in East St. Louis? Why do cuts have to be made to the schools in East St. Louis? Who is responsible for making the cuts?
3. What problems exist at Martin Luther King High School in East St. Louis?
4. How does Kozol describe East St. Louis?
5. What problem exists at Lathrop Elementary School, and what is the source of this problem?
6. How did East St. Louis become so poor?
7. Describe the urban public school that Kozol taught in while in Boston.
8. How does the pre-desegregation of schools compare to the post-desegregation?
9. Why does the author think that many wealthy people think it is okay if poor children receive fewer advantages?
10. Compare Coral Hawkins to the gospel teacher at Mary McLeod Bethune School.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why does Kozol get mad at business leaders who have the capability to assist poor urban public schools? What do business leaders do to contribute to the systematic problems that exist in the public school system? How do legislators contribute to the problems that exist in the public school system? Please use specific examples from the book.
Essay Topic 2
Why is it hard for urban public schools to retain young teachers? Where do the young teachers end up teaching? What changes should the school system to make in order to recruit and retain young teachers? Because the urban school system has many aging teachers, what future issues may arise as the teachers start to near retirement age? Please use specific examples from the book.
Essay Topic 3
In the Forward of the book, Kozol refers to the Supreme Court case of Brown v. Board of Education. What is the significance of the Brown v. Board decision? According to the book, how has the school system remained the same since the judgment? What changes have been made since the Brown v. Board decision? Please use specific examples from the book.
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