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Harvard Book Store Presents...
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Wednesday, September 19th
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Crown
Price: $19.95
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JONATHAN KOZOL reads from Letters to a Young Teacher
In these affectionate letters to Francesca, a first grade teacher at an inner-city school in Boston, Kozol describes his repeated visits to her classroom while also revealing stories from his own forty-plus years spent working in public schools. Letters reignites a number of the controversial issues Kozol has addressed in recent years: the mania of high-stakes testing, the invasion of our public schools by private corporations, and the inequalities of urban schools that are once again almost as segregated as they were a century ago. But most of all, these letters are rich with the happiness of teaching children, the curiosity and jubilant excitement children bring into the classroom at an early age, and their ability to overcome their insecurities when they are in the hands of an adoring and hard-working teacher. "This remarkable book is a testament to teachers who not only respect and advocate for children on a daily basis but who are the necessary guardians of the spirit. Every citizen who cares about the future of our children ought to read this.”
–Eric Carle, The Very Hungry Caterpillar
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CONTACT:
General Info:
617.661.1515
Media:
617.661.1424 ex.1
Email:
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| DATE: |
Wednesday, September 19th |
| TIME: |
7:30 PM |
| LOCATION: |
Memorial Church
Harvard Yard
Cambridge |
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Tickets for this event are $5 and may be purchased at Harvard Book Store or over the phone with a credit card at 617-661-1515. Please note that your $5 ticket may be redeemed for $5 off a single item at the event or at Harvard Book Store for one month following the event. |
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Jonathan Kozol is the author of Death at an Early Age (winner of The National Book Award; Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools; and Amazing Grace: The Lives of Children and the Conscience of a Nation. He has been working with children in inner-city schools for more than forty years.
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