April 18, 2023

A common complaint from teenagers especially is the cry “It’s not fair.” This could be referring to the length of lunchtime, world hunger, or ocean pollution. So it’s important to give students space to discuss fairness, and one way could be using an ethical dilemma focusing on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice, such as All people regardless of age, race or creed should be given equal rights vs Equity is a fairer system when distributing opportunities and financial support. Through interdisciplinary learning and inspired by design and STEAM, we can give students opportunities to have authentic and meaningful learning experiences.  

Equality and equity are big ideas, and to explore them, it is vital we have a clear understanding of the terminology and how we are defining them. In the context of this article, equality is giving everyone the same opportunities whereas equity means offering different levels of support that depend on achieving fair and just outcomes. In this article, we focus on equity as opposed to equality. If we want to achieve a fair result for all students, it is important that the students who need additional support and resources, receive it so they can be…