What I found interesting was at the very end of the chapter, which really defined the equality of opportunity. It is important to recognize that the purpose of it is to allow everyone an equal opportunity to succeed. While I do agree with this statement, the more important point is in the last sentences in the chapter, which states “No longer did students receive an equal, or common, education; rather they received different educations based on individual differences.” This is where the problem lies.
While everything should be equal, or at least aiming towards reaching a higher level of equality than what has previously existed, it’s not. The variations in education in different schools ultimately leads to an inequality of education. Certain schools tend to prepare students for college, while others try to push through students to graduation. Would having a national curriculum rid this inequality? Or does it more revolve around things like teacher pay, teacher quality, access to various technologies, etc.??
