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Bold the ones that are true for you. The list is based on an exercise developed by Will Barratt, Meagan Cahill, Angie Carlen, Minnette Huck, Drew Lurker, Stacy Ploskonka at Illinois State University. The exercise developers ask that if you participate in this blog game, you acknowledge their copyright.
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9/34: my mom is a single mom and a teacher. we're counted as middle class, but it only counts before taxes.
when i start a family it will probably be lower or middle middle class due to my developing white collarness.
- 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
- 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 paid for the majority of your college costs
- Your parents (or a trust) paid for all of your college costs
- Went to a private high school
- Went to summer camp only day camps or week-long camps, and mostly 'cause it was better than sitting at the babysitter all summer
- Had a private tutor before you turned 18
- Family vacations involved staying at hotels only when en route
- 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
- Had a phone in your room before you turned 18
- You and your family lived in a single family house. (condo)
- Your parent(s) owned their own house or apartment before you left home
- You had your own room as a child. (only child)
- Participated in an SAT/ACT prep course
- Had your own TV in your room in High School. (bought and built a computer too.)
- Owned a mutual fund or IRA in High School or College
- Flew anywhere on a commercial airline before you turned 16. (family trip to hawaii)
- 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.
A response to this.
9/34: my mom is a single mom and a teacher. we're counted as middle class, but it only counts before taxes.
when i start a family it will probably be lower or middle middle class due to my developing white collarness.
- 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
- 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 paid for the majority of your college costs
- Your parents (or a trust) paid for all of your college costs
- Went to a private high school
- Went to summer camp only day camps or week-long camps, and mostly 'cause it was better than sitting at the babysitter all summer
- Had a private tutor before you turned 18
- Family vacations involved staying at hotels only when en route
- 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
- Had a phone in your room before you turned 18
- You and your family lived in a single family house. (condo)
- Your parent(s) owned their own house or apartment before you left home
- You had your own room as a child. (only child)
- Participated in an SAT/ACT prep course
- Had your own TV in your room in High School. (bought and built a computer too.)
- Owned a mutual fund or IRA in High School or College
- Flew anywhere on a commercial airline before you turned 16. (family trip to hawaii)
- 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.