Meme thingie
From http://quakerclass.blogspot.com/2007/11/what-privilege-do-you-have.html
It's based on an exercise developed by Will Barratt, Meagan Cahill, Angie Carlen, Minnette Huck, Drew Lurker, Stacy Ploskonka at Illinois State University If you participate in this blog game please acknowledge their copyright, and post a comment to the blog entry.
Paste the list below into your blog, and bold the items that are true for you. (Feel free to add any thoughts after each item.)
My comments are in italics.
Father went to college
Father finished college
Mother went to college
Mother finished college
Have any relative who is an attorney, physician, or professor -- I'm the first in my family to have a master's degree!
Were the same or higher class than your high school teachers
Had more than 50 books in your childhood home
Had more than 500 books in your childhood home
Were read children's books by a parent
Had lessons of any kind before you turned 18 - Piano
Had more than two kinds of lessons before you turned 18
The people in the media who dress and talk like me are portrayed positively
Had a credit card with your name on it before you turned 18
Your parents (or a trust) paid for the majority of your college costs All but my last quarter of undergrad, I paid for grad school
Your parents (or a trust) paid for all of your college costs
Went to a private high school
Went to summer camp - Church camp and Girl Scout camp
Had a private tutor before you turned 18
Family vacations involved staying at hotels
Your clothing was all bought new before you turned 18
Your parents bought you a car that was not a hand-me-down from them
There was original art in your house when you were a child -- Mine!
Had a phone in your room before you turned 18
You and your family lived in a single family house
Your parent(s) owned their own house or apartment before you left home - Before I was born, actually
You had your own room as a child
Participated in an SAT/ACT prep course -- I thought it was a waste of time. It was.
Had your own TV in your room in High School
Owned a mutual fund or IRA in High School or College
Flew anywhere on a commercial airline before you turned 16
Went on a cruise with your family
Went on more than one cruise with your family
Your parents took you to museums and art galleries as you grew up
You were unaware of how much heating bills were for your family
It's based on an exercise developed by Will Barratt, Meagan Cahill, Angie Carlen, Minnette Huck, Drew Lurker, Stacy Ploskonka at Illinois State University If you participate in this blog game please acknowledge their copyright, and post a comment to the blog entry.
Paste the list below into your blog, and bold the items that are true for you. (Feel free to add any thoughts after each item.)
My comments are in italics.
Father went to college
Father finished college
Mother went to college
Mother finished college
Have any relative who is an attorney, physician, or professor -- I'm the first in my family to have a master's degree!
Were the same or higher class than your high school teachers
Had more than 50 books in your childhood home
Had more than 500 books in your childhood home
Were read children's books by a parent
Had lessons of any kind before you turned 18 - Piano
Had more than two kinds of lessons before you turned 18
The people in the media who dress and talk like me are portrayed positively
Had a credit card with your name on it before you turned 18
Your parents (or a trust) paid for the majority of your college costs All but my last quarter of undergrad, I paid for grad school
Your parents (or a trust) paid for all of your college costs
Went to a private high school
Went to summer camp - Church camp and Girl Scout camp
Had a private tutor before you turned 18
Family vacations involved staying at hotels
Your clothing was all bought new before you turned 18
Your parents bought you a car that was not a hand-me-down from them
There was original art in your house when you were a child -- Mine!
Had a phone in your room before you turned 18
You and your family lived in a single family house
Your parent(s) owned their own house or apartment before you left home - Before I was born, actually
You had your own room as a child
Participated in an SAT/ACT prep course -- I thought it was a waste of time. It was.
Had your own TV in your room in High School
Owned a mutual fund or IRA in High School or College
Flew anywhere on a commercial airline before you turned 16
Went on a cruise with your family
Went on more than one cruise with your family
Your parents took you to museums and art galleries as you grew up
You were unaware of how much heating bills were for your family