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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Ouch, probably not very well thought out exercise. [/b]Someone probably saw that video and thought we'll make the privileged kids realize their privilege - failing to see that it would be at the expense of the underprivileged. Another privilege of the privileged. [/quote]
It's possible the club leader noticed this during the exercise, once the results went up onto the board.  A conversation with him/her would help them as they handle with the club moving forward, as well as how they would use an exercise like this in the future.  Not to say that you owe it to help the club leader in this way, but that the conversation would be beneficial all around.  [/quote]

Yes, these should have been scored privately, and the board should have listed ranges:  60-70, very privileged (with a definition), 50-60 (definition), etc..
And then the sheets, which should not have had names on them, could be collected and the kids could see the range of scores in the group, but not know who was who. [b]And this only if the group is 20+ people so it wouldn't be a slam-dunk to match people to scores even without names[/b].[/quote]

But  the person without privilege now has the privilege of seeing exactly in numerical value how much less privileged they are. That's fantastic. As I said before the privileged kids get the privilege of seeing how privileged they are at the expense of the less privileged. There are many better ways in which one might do this without making the less fortunate feel any more marginalized than they already feel. Trust me, the underprivileged kids already know, very well what they lack. No need to point it out again.[/quote]
OP here. You said it very well, thank you.[/quote]

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