Hmmm.
From "What Privileges Do You Have?", based on an exercise about class and privilege developed by Will Barratt, Meagan Cahill, Angie Carlen, Minnette Huck, Drew Lurker, Stacy Ploskonka at Indiana State University. If you participate in this blog game, they ask that you PLEASE acknowledge their copyright.
http://wbarratt.indstate.edu/
Bold the true statements.
1. Father went to college
2. Father finished college
3. Mother went to college
4. Mother finished college
5. Have any relative who is an attorney, physician, or professor
6. Were the same or higher class than your high school teachers
7. Had more than 50 books in your childhood home (much more, but not quite 500).
8. Had more than 500 books in your childhood home
9. Were read children's books by a parent
10. Had lessons of any kind before you turned 18
11. Had more than two kinds of lessons before you turned 18
12. The people in the media who dress and talk like me are portrayed positively (I've thought about this perhaps too much, and so far can't decide whether there are people in 'the media' who dress and talk like me. I've found this question tricky, and am not sure of my answer at the mo. Hmm.)
13. Had a credit card with your name on it before you turned 18
14. Your parents (or a trust) paid for the majority of your college costs (in a pie chart of various sources, they do edge in front).
15. Your parents (or a trust) paid for all of your college costs
16. Went to a private high school (only for one year!!)
17. Went to summer camp
18. Had a private tutor before you turned 18
19. Family vacations involved staying at hotels (hardly hardly hardly ever, but I must admit to one handful of nights over 20 years).
20. Your clothing was all bought new before you turned 18
21. Your parents bought you a car that was not a hand-me-down from them
22. There was original art in your house when you were a child (only originals by us! which I don't think is the thrust of this question.)
23. You and your family lived in a single family house (or flat).
24. Your parent(s) owned their own house or apartment before you left home
25. You had your own room as a child.
26. You had a phone in your room before you turned 18
27. Participated in an SAT/ACT prep course
28. Had your own TV in your room in High School
29. Owned a mutual fund or IRA in High School or College
30. Flew anywhere on a commercial airline before you turned 16 (not for fun - parent's international work).
31. Went on a cruise with your family
32. Went on more than one cruise with your family
33. Your parents took you to museums and art galleries as you grew up.
34. You were unaware of how much heating bills were for your family
35. You had access to a computer at home while growing up. (For someone my age that is quite something - no one else we knew did until I was a teenager.)
If asked, prior to this point, I'd've answered that I felt priviledged. What is interesting to me right now is that my answer reflected almost none of the reasons above.
At least for once one of these meme-ie things has actually sparked interesting conversations, which they don't usually. Cool.
http://wbarratt.indstate.edu/
Bold the true statements.
1. Father went to college
2. Father finished college
3. Mother went to college
4. Mother finished college
5. Have any relative who is an attorney, physician, or professor
6. Were the same or higher class than your high school teachers
7. Had more than 50 books in your childhood home (much more, but not quite 500).
8. Had more than 500 books in your childhood home
9. Were read children's books by a parent
10. Had lessons of any kind before you turned 18
11. Had more than two kinds of lessons before you turned 18
12. The people in the media who dress and talk like me are portrayed positively (I've thought about this perhaps too much, and so far can't decide whether there are people in 'the media' who dress and talk like me. I've found this question tricky, and am not sure of my answer at the mo. Hmm.)
13. Had a credit card with your name on it before you turned 18
14. Your parents (or a trust) paid for the majority of your college costs (in a pie chart of various sources, they do edge in front).
15. Your parents (or a trust) paid for all of your college costs
16. Went to a private high school (only for one year!!)
17. Went to summer camp
18. Had a private tutor before you turned 18
19. Family vacations involved staying at hotels (hardly hardly hardly ever, but I must admit to one handful of nights over 20 years).
20. Your clothing was all bought new before you turned 18
21. Your parents bought you a car that was not a hand-me-down from them
22. There was original art in your house when you were a child (only originals by us! which I don't think is the thrust of this question.)
23. You and your family lived in a single family house (or flat).
24. Your parent(s) owned their own house or apartment before you left home
25. You had your own room as a child.
26. You had a phone in your room before you turned 18
27. Participated in an SAT/ACT prep course
28. Had your own TV in your room in High School
29. Owned a mutual fund or IRA in High School or College
30. Flew anywhere on a commercial airline before you turned 16 (not for fun - parent's international work).
31. Went on a cruise with your family
32. Went on more than one cruise with your family
33. Your parents took you to museums and art galleries as you grew up.
34. You were unaware of how much heating bills were for your family
35. You had access to a computer at home while growing up. (For someone my age that is quite something - no one else we knew did until I was a teenager.)
If asked, prior to this point, I'd've answered that I felt priviledged. What is interesting to me right now is that my answer reflected almost none of the reasons above.
At least for once one of these meme-ie things has actually sparked interesting conversations, which they don't usually. Cool.