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True equality of educational opportunity would eventually mean a
standard pattern in the training of the teachers, a standard
pattern for the building of schoolhouses, or of the development
of a curriculum. Those are the fundamental factors which clearly
determine the so oft used phrase "equality of educational oppor-
tunity". It is interesting that the very ones who advocate
measures which, on the surface, are for educational opportunity
are the very loudest in denunciation of any measures which will
strike at the true bases of equality in the educationl chance.
Home rule would definitely mean abolition of the concept of
equality of educational opportunity. If we want to talk about
home rule, we should forget about that other phrase, for both of
them cannot be sought at the same time. Home rule insists that
each community, when the community is reasonably able, carry its
own burden. As between communities, burdens cannot and would
not be equalized. We, above all people, know that equalization
is not the dominant goal of democratic society organized according
to the American ideal. Encouragement of effort and recognition
of fundamental differences is, however, inherent in our concept
of what society should foster and make more possible.
As indicated above, one may quite logically, and perhaps
rightly, subscribe either to home rule or to extended nationalization
of education, but I doubt if one can logically talk about both in
the same breath. To those who believe in extended nationalization
of the educational program I'd like to say that it is not hard
for me to see the logic in that line of reasoning. There are
many reasons why there is concern of the people of one state when
those from another state move in without having been taught to
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