Is it just me?
Or does this sound awfully like the argument used to justify segregation in the US?
Parents and educators who support the creation of a Afrocentric school in Toronto say equity doesn't mean sameness, and sometimes requires special treatment.
Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty opposes the idea of a black-focused school, saying he'd rather talk about improving the curriculum for all students to make it more inclusive.
But Professor Grace-Edward Galabuzi of Ryerson University says a curriculum that assumes sameness, or colour blindness, does not necessarily lead to equality.
He says society sometimes has to do things differently for some groups to ensure equitable outcomes.
"Seperate, but equal."
Somehow
I haven't looked really carefully at this issue, but the idea of separate schools and curriculums doesn't sound like one that promotes equality in any way, shape or form.
