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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the intent of activities like these is really hard to get across unless you have some sort of accompanying exercise that makes the "privileged" actually feel what it's like to NOT be privileged.

Kind of like the Doctors Without Borders exhibit where they had people walk through being a refugee and making hard decisions along the way.[/quote]

That was a great exhibit and there are schools and groups who do similar exercise with children and adults to help them understand with regard to many issues.  There are some educators committed to educating children on social justice and equity issues who have designed very meaningful exercises.  The hard thing is that many adults and parents do not discuss these issues with their kids in any meaningful way.  Do they discuss the difference between an actual need (food, shelter, water, safety) versus a want (the latest sneakers, video game, Latte, etc.)  In our area there are a lot of things that are really wants that folks think of as needs. Discussing these issues can help your children develop gratitude versus a sense of entitlement.  Our kids really learned a lot going to the Doctors Without Borders exhibit which they still talk about.  The fact is you donb't need to go to that exhibit to discuss and talk about the issues they were trying to make people understand.[/quote]

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