Letters to a Young Teacher

This is the book for readers of Jonathan Kozol's previous works on education, including The Shame of the Nation and On Being a Teacher ; for readers of memoirs like Frank McCourt's Teacher Man ; for new teachers looking for guidance and inspiration; and for educators, administrators, and children's advocates of all levels of experience. From the award-winning author of bestsellers Shame of the Nation, Savage Inequalities, Amazing Grace, Death at an Early Age , and Ordinary Resurrections , Jonathan Kozol's most personally insightful and revealing work to date takes the form of encouraging letters to Francesca, a young classroom teacher, offering advice, personal stories, and a shared sense of outrage at the inadequacies of America's educational system.