Shame of the Nation Discussion Questions (Chapters 1-4)
Posted November 17, 2008 · by kchurch · in Book Club
Here are the discussion questions for today’s brown bag.
1. What is one new fact you learned from reading this book?
2. What moved, captivated or infuriated you about the first four chapters?
3. Is there an outstanding passage that resonated with you?
4. How does the book portray justice, compassion, courage or wisdom?
5. To what motives does Kozol attribute the state of public schooling for the nation’s poor? Do you agree or disagree with him?
6. What do you think is Kozol’s motivation for writing this book? Was the point of the book to share an opinion, explain a topic, tell about a personal journey, or something else? Did the author do it well?
7. What does this book say about human nature?
