At the June 9th Hermosa Beach School Board meeting, Superintendent Johnson referenced the philosophy from the State of California as follows: the state is not concerned with having the highest achieving students, it believes in raising the bar for all. Listen here.
Finally! A confirmation of the true definition of Equity, which diminishes standards in education because if some students are excelling, that is an unfair paradigm.
Equity is a pleasant word and on the surface there does not seem to be much of a difference between equity and equality. But there is a world of difference. Equality, which has been practiced in our educational system for over 50 years, provides opportunity to all.
Equity means equal outcomes, which is a form of social engineering and inevitably leads to diminished education standards in the unrealistic quest that every student must be at the same academic level. Hence our motto “Excellence in Education” is currently being threatened.
The negative consequences of Equity becomes very clear with the proposed math framework for the State of California. Currently, there are numerous tracks for math, giving opportunities for those students who are more advanced to progress at a faster pace. Due to the equity lens being adopted at the state level, there is a push to remove that opportunity and only provide a single track for all.
This removes opportunities for all students who excel at Math.
In addition to this, the State of California is encouraging social justice discussions to be woven in throughout the new math curriculum. This takes time away from the subject matter and instead tilts towards indoctrination. We can expect science to follow the same track.
Watch this presentation from Parent’s Union explaining the framework – it is long but very important: Proposed Math Framework