Anna: When people talk education you often hear, “One size doesn’t fit all...” Parker: Equality versus equity ...we all get the same or we get what we need. Anna: Exactly, like differentiated learning in the classroom. Getting what you need to succeed. Parker : Last year we talked about this in one of my classrooms. It made me think about something that happened to me years ago. We had just moved and as it was a new school I was being placed in classes. We take Iowa Basics every year and it was at the end of my fifth grade year that we moved to a new school. My fifth grade scores weren’t ready, so the new school used my fourth grade scores to place me...I hadn’t done as well in fourth grade, so I was placed in classes that weren’t as challenging. Anna: But what does that have to do with equality vs. equity ...? Parker: Well think about it..when we get into middle school, we are placed in many classes based on how well we did on those standardized tests. Many kids are placed in advanced