Jonathan Kozol in Claremont

Last night I was fortunate to hear Jonathan Kozol speak at Garrison Theater.  I am probably one of the few people in the Claremont USD who had not heard of him before this week.  An educator and author, Kozol speaks passionately about what's wrong with our current American public school system as someone who spent 20 years in inner city Boston schools.  Although he spoke about poor school districts, what he said also applies to the middle class.

As our elementary schools embark on standardized testing next week...well, I will be thinking about what our students really need.