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Summary Of Fremont High School By Jonathan Kozol

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In Jonathan Kozol’s report titled “Fremont High School,” he asserts that the use of apartheid methods of schooling still exists as of today. According to Kozol’s report, “Fremont High School enrolls almost five thousand students on a three- track schedule” (716). Fremont High School is surrounded by an eight- foot steel fence that is topped with spikes. Kozol describes the daily routine for students, as well as the conditions of Fremont High School (716-717). Kozol’s report reveals to the audience the prison-like conditions, the crowded facilities, as well as the potential for success as dictated by students. In Kozol’s report, he shows the public the conditions of Fremont High School. One may question is the facility an educational institution, or a …show more content…

Fremont High School is a place to learn, and some students truly believe in this. Even though the school is in Los Angeles, which is known for a bad reputation, some students seek success. These students are quite inspiring, as this would be very difficult with the verbal abuse one would have to ignore. Kozol interviews a student who desired to take AP classes, but was stuck in classes that were not in her plans (720-721). Rather than let her take an AP class, she was forced to take a class on hair dressing. If a student wants to take an AP class, let them take it. AP classes prepare students for college and allows a classroom to be excused from interruptions, because all of the students have the same purpose for taking the AP class. Fremont High School should not punish those who seek a successful future. These “service classes” can be seen as punishments for those who wish to go to college and create careers. Not every student wants to be a hair dresser, not every student wants to be a sewer (720). The service classes are vocational, but Kozol is urging the use of more challenging courses for the students who wish to take

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