{"product_id":"death-at-an-early-age-isbn-9780452262928","title":"Death at an Early Age","description":"\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1964, Jonathan Kozol entered the Boston Public School system to teach fourth grade at one of its most overcrowded inner-city schools. Here, he unflinchingly exposes the disturbing \"destruction of hearts and minds in the Boston public school.\" \u003ci\u003eDeath at an Early Age \u003c\/i\u003eis the unsparing, heart-wrenching account of the year he spent there—the most shocking and powerful personal story ever told by a young teacher, now updated with a new epilogue by the author.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Honest and terrifying… the heartbreaking story it tells has to be read.”—\u003cb\u003eRobert Coles, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Will anger you to the boiling point and may make you want to weep… I recommend—with considerable urgency—\u003ci\u003eDeath at an Early Age\u003c\/i\u003e.”—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“Honest and terrifying… the heartbreaking story it tells has to be read.”—\u003cb\u003eRobert Coles, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “A major document in the literature of urban schools.”—\u003cb\u003ePeter Schrag, \u003ci\u003eSaturday Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Through Kozol’s voice, we hear the children calling for help… what he tells us is the truth.”—\u003cb\u003eJohn Holt, \u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “This book will anger you to the boiling point and may make you want to weep… I recommend—with considerable urgency—\u003ci\u003eDeath at an Early Age\u003c\/i\u003e.”—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Still a must-read… It is fortuitous that the anniversary of \u003ci\u003eDeath at an Early Age\u003c\/i\u003e coincides with the summer of the Charleston massacre, on the heels of the killings of unarmed black suspects in Ferguson, Missouri, New York City, Baltimore, Tulsa, Oklahoma and so many other places. Some might be tempted to reread Kozol to buttress their personal positions on criminal justice, the War on Drugs, in support of the contemporary school reform movement, or in opposition to that approach to school improvement. That is not the way to approach this masterpiece.  We should unflinchingly face \u003ci\u003eThe Destruction of the Hearts and Minds of Negro Children in the Boston Public Schools\u003c\/i\u003e, and then mourn. After a decent interval, there will be a time for debate and the politics of education, the criminal justice system, economic justice, and civil rights.”—\u003cb\u003eJohn Thompson, \u003ci\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Kozol's book stands as much more than an analysis and indictment of school racism, important as that is. What makes \u003ci\u003eDeath at an Early Age\u003c\/i\u003e a classic of progressive education is Kozol's description of the way he takes on the institutional apartheid by trying to close the traditional gap separating teacher and student... With long lists of material to cover for the tests, teachers may soon find themselves with no time to venture beyond the official curriculum or to reach out to students. Kozol decries this kind of teaching. Indeed, his arguments about the need for teachers to know their students and link learning to their lives is at the heart of the book. In this way, \u003ci\u003eDeath at an Early Age\u003c\/i\u003e speaks to a whole new generation of teachers.”—\u003cb\u003eDavid Ruenzel, \u003ci\u003eEducation Week\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eJonathan Kozol\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eDeath at an Early Age\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSavage Inequalities\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAmazing Grace\u003c\/i\u003e, and other award-winning books about young children and their public schools.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Coles \u003c\/b\u003eis a professor of psychiatry and medical humanities at the Harvard Medical School and a research psychiatrist for the Harvard University Health Services. His many books include the Pulitzer Prize-winning five-volume \u003ci\u003eChildren of Crisis\u003c\/i\u003e and the bestselling \u003ci\u003eThe Moral Intelligence of Children\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Spiritual Intelligence of Children\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the James Agee Professor of Social Ethics at Harvard. He lives in Massachusetts.","brand":"Plume","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304761413861,"sku":"NP9780452262928","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780452262928.jpg?v=1767724876","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/death-at-an-early-age-isbn-9780452262928","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}