Renowned educator and best-selling author Jonathan Kozol has witnessed first-hand how the spirit of young children can triumph over the darkness of poverty and adversity. On October 21, 2002, he appeared in a special program on CET with local high school students.
The broadcast is a collaborative effort of CET and The Manuel D. and Rhoda Mayerson Foundation, and it is funded by The KnowledgeWorks Foundation.
Topic Correlation to Ohio Academic Content Standards
Social Studies Benchmarks | People in Societies
Analyze the influence of different cultural perspectives on people and groups (grades 9-10), analyze the consequences of oppression and discrimination (grades 9-10), and identify the causes of political, economic and social oppression and analyze ways individuals, organizations and countries respond to resulting conflicts (grades 10-12).
Social Studies Grade Level Indicators | People in Societies
Grade 10: Analyze the struggle for racial and gender equality and its impact on the changing status of minorities since the late 19th century.
Grade 11: Explain how the United States has been affected politically, economically and socially by its multicultural diversity (e.g., work force, new ideas and perspectives, and modifications to culture).
Grade 12: Identify the perspectives of diverse groups when analyzing current issues; analyze proposed solutions to current issues from the perspectives of diverse cultural groups; analyze ways countries and organizations respond to conflicts between forces of unity and forces of diversity; and evaluate the role of institutions in guiding, transmitting, preserving and changing culture.