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Equity in education is worth fighting for : Comments
By Jenny Miller and Joel Windle, published 17/4/2013Imagine a race where the runners with the highest level of material, technical, physical, social and emotional advantages were given a huge head start, while those who were struggling with basic survival were placed way behind the starting gate.
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Having or not having certain opportunities has nothing to do with whether or not you deserve it.
Some children have good parents and some have bad. It has nothing to do with what the children do or do not deserve.
I attended public schools and my daughter attends a public school. I could send her to a private school if I wanted to, knowing that my contribution of some thousands of extra dollars a year would mean that she gets the benefit of extra resources. However, I choose not to spend my money doing that. It has nothing to do with whether or not my daughter deserves better schooling resources. I believe the education she receives is adequate and if she works hard she will succeed.
Other parents are happy to put their hands in their pockets to provide extra opportunities. Good for them and lucky for their kids. I don't see it as a reason to strip their schools of the same funding that my own daughters school receives though.