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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Justice centered aproach?[/quote]

Yes, dyslexic students like mine need more support. That’s what equity is.[/quote]

[b]I have a dyslexic kid and I would never classify dyslexia services as "equity" 
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They are two very different things.

My dyslexic kid will never have the same outcomes as her sibling without dyslexia when it comes to written langiage and reading ability.  But special ed services and accomodation help her to reach her potential, even if that potential is very different from her best friend without dyslexia.

Special ed services provide equality of opportunity.  Equity is about attempting to manufacture the same outcomes.[/quote]

Cool. But it is. Equity means giving extra support to those students who may need it. [/quote]

Shocker. The people who are so against "equity" don't even know what it means. Big on outrage, low on facts. 
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The picture shows equal outcomes. The boxes being bigger underneath each person of different sizes. What the person above is saying is that this is not possible. A good education is more about providing the right supports for each person to achieve their potential which is not expected to be equal in the end. Justice is relating to the law. That is important to fulfill but in the context written it seems to imply that the law is unfair.[/quote]

so you don't think dyslexic students should get any additional resources?[/quote]

No, I'm saying that dyslexic students might need additional help with words. Someone who is physically disabled might need extra help with feeding. Someone who has anxiety might need help getting over anxiety. They aren't equal and the end result isn't equal. The physically disabled person may never eat as well as the dyslexic person. The dyslexic person may never read as well as the anxious person. The anxious person might have continued trouble socially that the dyslexic and physically disabled person doesn't have. It's meeting the needs of the individual for growth, not equality.[/quote]

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