Answer: Constitution espouses equality, it clearly is not practiced in all
aspects of life with education being a significant outlier.
Explanation: Although the U.S. Constitution espouses equality, it clearly is not practiced in all
aspects of life with education being a significant outlier. In the Declaration of Independence,
Thomas Jefferson wrote about inalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
These two theories are related to education through educational adequacy and equality.
Sufficientarianism, or educational adequacy, says that what is important is that everyone has
“good enough” educational opportunities, but not the same ones. Egalitarianism, or educational
equality, says that there is an intrinsic value in having the same educational opportunities and
only having good enough opportunities misses something important, which causes problems for
those who have not had the same opportunities. I will argue that the latter theory of
egalitarianism, or educational equality is a better approach to the education system in America
than sufficientarianism because every child deserves an excellent education and equal access to
opportunities regardless of irrelevant factors.
