In its earliest forms, the endeavor of education was created on unequal terms.  Education functionally developed as a means to maintain social class – the upper class education was focused on academics while the lower class education was geared toward the acquisition of skills for a specific trade.  Since that time, one of the great narratives of education has been the gradual but progressive turn toward an equal education for all – the ultimate goal being an education system free from the strictures of class distinction.  In a battle that is far from over technology has come to play a critical role in modern times.  The rise of education technology provides key opportunities for undermining the inequality inherent in the system while at the same time highlighting some of the worst incidences of that inequality.   Continue reading →