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Saturday, March 23, 2013

Equity and Excellence

Equity and excellence are often viewed as two competing concepts that are mutually exclusive, much like the perceived contrasts between cooperation and competition. Here's an interesting article that may make you squirm a bit with cognitive dissonance and perhaps even moral discomfort - but, it's worth reading. Equity and excellence should not be separated by an "either/or"dichotomy but juxtaposed with an "and/both."

http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2011/12/what-americans-keep-ignoring-about-finlands-school-success/250564/

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