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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Last year Burgundy Farm had my middle school child list his privileges. I was fine with it, but my child was upset. He said it made him feel awful and he can’t help it if he is male, white, straight and wealthy. [b]I just explained that he needs to be aware of his privileges and work to help others not as fortunate[/b]. Is this really a big deal? I want my kid to make the world a better place, and this seems to be a move in that direction. [/quote]

Did the school give any context or analogy to help the kids understand the why behind the assignment?  I agree that the point isn’t to feel bad about yourself, it’s having the awareness that not everyone has the same privileges and being willing to use what you have to help someone else that isn’t as fortunate or that is being treated unfairly/negatively impacted because of those differences.  Maybe as an analogy if I’m the only one tall enough to reach the plates at the top of the cabinet in the kitchen, if I said that I don’t see height and that I treat everyone the same yet I’m the only one sitting at the dinner table with a plate, step one really is awareness. I have to first be aware that we can live in the same house but have different experiences based on those differences. Then with that awareness I have to be willing to take action like I can offer to get you a plate, I can move the plates to somewhere you can also reach them, we can get a ladder, we can maybe change the cabinets to be more accessible to everyone.[/quote]

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