Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools Test | Final Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 156 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools Test | Final Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 156 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. Where do most of the motivated children at Morris High School plan to go after they graduate?

2. What does Kozol think will not solve inner-city problems?

3. What is one way not mentioned by Kozol's friend Elizabeth that poor people know that they are living in a rich society?

4. How many districts are New York schools divided into?

5. What issue do PS261 and PS79 share?

Short Essay Questions

1. What similarity exist between selective schools in New York and Chicago?

2. Why would the students at Woodrow Wilson High want to remain there rather than attending a school with better resources?

3. What problems do highly selective schools create in New York? Why do they create these problems?

4. How does Kozol describe the situation at Asbury Park and Irvington?

5. Why does Kozol think that inner city problems would not be totally solved by better schools?

6. How does Kozol describe the Anacostia neighborhood where Harper and her mother live?

7. How does Kozol describe the D.C. school system?

8. Why do public schools in certain areas of New York suffer more than others?

9. Describe PS 79.

10. Describe PS 261.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Kozol points out that racial discrimination is the cause of many of the inequalities that exist in the public school system. However, some of the individuals that he interviews think that it's a socioeconomic issue and not a race issue. Based on the book Savage Inequalities, are the problems that exist in urban public schools caused by racial discrimination, socioeconomic status, or both. Why? Provide at least three detailed reasons for your answer. Please use specific examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

In the book's forward entitled, Looking Backward: 1964-1991, Kozol describes his teaching experience as an innovative teacher at an urban Boston public school. In later chapters, Kozol describes how other teachers try to be innovative despite their lack of resources. Give three detailed examples from the book Savage Inequalities of how teachers in the urban school districts Kozol visits are innovative with limited resources. How are these teachers innovative? Where do they find the resources to continue to be innovative? Please use specific examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

According to Kozol, non-white leaders are often picked to solve local school problems. Why is it assumed that non-white leaders are the best candidate to solve the problems of local urban school systems? Who would be the best candidate(s) to solve the local school problems? Why?

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