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[quote=Anonymous]This will not be received well I presume. And I am not dissing teachers, I was one for more than 20 years. Also, I imagine the bingo board in this assignment was developed somewhere in a central office and not by a classroom teacher.

But I imagine most teachers would object, or take offense, if required to complete an identify you work privilege bingo board prior to some professional development and the squares included some of the following when asked to identify your work privilege…and then consider your privilege before examining your career versus work situations for other….

•	Starting salary 15k or more above the US median income of $34,642 (according the the social security administration)
•	8-10 weeks off during June, July, and August (or simply a 194 annual contract)
•	Two paid weeks off during the winter holidays
•	One paid week off the week prior to Easter
•	Three paid days off surrounding Thanksgiving
•	Paid time off for many snowy days
•	12 additional days of paid leave for sickness or personal leave
•	Premium health care plans
•	Government-funded (partially) pensions
•	Full retirement benefits beginning as early as age 55
•	15% tuition discount towards advanced degrees in VA public universities
•	Dedicated week for professional appreciation
•	Tenure or continuing-contract rights/protection after three years of employment
•	Access to free gym-wellness classes
•	Free will preparation through the EAS program
•	Union/Association availability and representation
•	Free, voluntary, classes available online and in person in a variety of areas through eLearnIT and the like.
•	Free parking

I know this list is somewhat ridiculous and misleading (part of the point), and when ending with free parking you can see I was running out of ideas, but there are more. How privileged was I as a teacher? Did I appreciate it as I should? How should that make me feel if my student’s parent has fewer boxes they can check? What should I do about that? How should I alter my perception of them and how I treat them, or the child who parents check all of these boxes and many I cannot? Should I resent those who check more, feel guilty if I check more?

I don’t know, just rambling at this point. This just came to mind and thinking out loud. 
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