There seems to be quite a big misconception of ‘equality’ and ‘equal opportunity’, I decided to embark on these ideas in this blog. We cannot make all children ‘equal’ but we can ‘raise them’ It starts with the very clear and concise idea that all children are unique. To classify them as equal would mean they are exactly the same. This then begs the question ‘If children are different should we not give them each the opportunity appropriate for their needs?’ If you assume that all children are equal the natural order of things would mean they all have the same needs. Reality check, um no. Not every child needs glasses, not every child needs mobility devices, not every child needs a hearing aid and not every child can ride a horse (some may even wish not to ride a horse). If we gave every child the same thing we…