Toward a theory of anti-oppressive education blog

For the most part, I agree with the the solution that researches have developed to make schools helpful spaces for students labelled others.  But I have a little bit of a problem with the second solution to develop helpful spaces within the schools for others to go to for support and help succeding in a world where they are intentionally and unintentionally discriminated against.  The problem I have is, at least I think, not a popular issue, but needs to be, I think, addressed.  That problem is when do these helpful spaces within school help others so much that they actually are given an advantage over students who don't have access to these resources.  I know the idea is to bring others up to a level equal to students not labelled others,  but I believe there has to be a way to check how much change these helpful spaces are creating and there should also be system to check how much, if any, advantage these spaces are giving students allowed to access them over students who aren't allowed to use these resources.  I believe in giving every student an equal opportunity to achieve and I understand this is not the case.  But, should there be a system of checks and measures to see if students who access these spaces ultimately end up with an advantage over students who can't?