tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6354819.post112799612928736423..comments2023-10-28T10:12:35.184-04:00Comments on Big Tent: "Worthy of a Third-Grader"Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14620478836945715498noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6354819.post-1128093840716662682005-09-30T11:24:00.000-04:002005-09-30T11:24:00.000-04:00PASSIVITY??!!We have spent $4 trillion on poverty ...PASSIVITY??!!<BR/>We have spent $4 trillion on poverty programs over the last 40 years and the problem has, at best, remained unchanged. <BR/>Poor people should be ashamed that they are poor in the land of plenty. This society provides free education, free lunches, job training programs, etc...<BR/>The problem with the schools is lack of parental involvement in a child's life. Pure and simple.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6354819.post-1128088519791786922005-09-30T09:55:00.000-04:002005-09-30T09:55:00.000-04:00I can understand why Thernstrom is annoyed with Ko...I can understand why Thernstrom is annoyed with Kozol, his methodology is corny and his analysis for solving these problems are outdated and patently wrong. However, what he investigates, profound and back-breaking poverty in the midst of plenty, should shame Americans. Many of the kids Kozol speaks with don't have a chance; they are born into an American underclass and never have an opportunity Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6354819.post-1128002745998738222005-09-29T10:05:00.000-04:002005-09-29T10:05:00.000-04:00So did I. Same reaction. What's worse is that Dav...So did I. Same reaction. What's worse is that Dave Eggers, author of <I>A Staggering Work of Heartbreaking Genius</I> has co-authored a book on the teaching profession. I hate people like Eggers and Kozol speaking for me. It's like someone from Hollywood or Berkeley spekaing for the entire state of California.g_robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12486379048583197723noreply@blogger.com