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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As adults, what you have done and what impacts you have made? these are still kids. I admire them even if they start thinking these issues while others are playing games.[/quote]

Agree. As a prof. at GW, I have come to realize that "fake it til you make it" is a valid and meaningful way to being kind and sensitive to the poor and to people who are otherwise different from you. While a lot of these kids (and me too!) may start doing service projects or advocating for social causes for the "wrong" reasons (for credit, for their CVs, annual reports at work), the large majority come out changed for the better and with some real knowledge of the way others live. These are kids. Give them credit for trying. In a lot of cases, I have realized they are doing much better than I am. [/quote]

I disagree with you. Most times it is dangerous to think that you really know and understand true poverty and racism because you have dabbled in conversations about it in HS. Kids grow up to think they are progressive and enlightened and often have no clue that they are part of the problem. Privileged kids don't understand how much their family wealth has helped them in life. They often assume they have the cushy job and supervisor position simply because of how smart and hardworking they are. Then, without even realizing it, they hire people just like themselves, hang out with the same crowd and usually promote the same folks too. Yet, they constantly pat themselves on the back on how much they hate Trump and how they have deep empathy for the poor and disenfranchised. [/quote]

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