Privilege...I've always said I was blessed...
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.
If you post this in your blog, please leave a comment on this post.
BOLD WHICH APPLY TO YOU:
* Father went to college
* Father finished college
* Mother went to college
* Mother finished college
* Have any relative who is an attorney, physician, or professor
* 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 (Not exactly sure...but books were always important)
* Were read children's books by a parent
* Had lessons of any kind before you turned 18
* 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 (costs after scholarships)
* Your parents (or a trust) paid for all of your college costs
* Went to a private high school
* Went to summer 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
* You and your family lived in a single family house
* Your parent(s) owned their own house or apartment before you left home
* You had your own room as a child
* You had a phone in your room before you turned 18
* Participated in an SAT/ACT prep course
* 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 (the better question here would be air conditioning bills for me, but, no, I didn't always)
"Notice that each of these are things that were given to you or provided for you rather than things you necessarily earned yourself. The exercise instructions note that just because you've taken a lot of steps doesn't mean that you haven't worked hard to get where you are. But perhaps consider the things you've had handed to you that others didn't have."
If you post this in your blog, please leave a comment on this post.
BOLD WHICH APPLY TO YOU:
* Father went to college
* Father finished college
* Mother went to college
* Mother finished college
* Have any relative who is an attorney, physician, or professor
* 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 (Not exactly sure...but books were always important)
* Were read children's books by a parent
* Had lessons of any kind before you turned 18
* 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 (costs after scholarships)
* Your parents (or a trust) paid for all of your college costs
* Went to a private high school
* Went to summer 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
* You and your family lived in a single family house
* Your parent(s) owned their own house or apartment before you left home
* You had your own room as a child
* You had a phone in your room before you turned 18
* Participated in an SAT/ACT prep course
* 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 (the better question here would be air conditioning bills for me, but, no, I didn't always)
"Notice that each of these are things that were given to you or provided for you rather than things you necessarily earned yourself. The exercise instructions note that just because you've taken a lot of steps doesn't mean that you haven't worked hard to get where you are. But perhaps consider the things you've had handed to you that others didn't have."