Is it ok for schools to ask students about “any perceived privilege they think they may have” and to play game of “Privilege Bingo” in the classroom? (Page 2)
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For social sciences, I think it's fine.
I disagree, and think it should have no place in school; unless maybe it’s done in a college Psychology or Sociology course that’s discussing “Modern Day Brainwashing,” and/or “How Authority Figures Abuse Their Positions.”
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Good for you?
No, it’s called a reply to your opinion.
I was wondering why some random blue decided to post his opinion under mine instead of just writing one himself.
Then i saw that you were the asker, my bad lol.
I don't see anything wrong with discussing perceived privileges in school. It's something that's discussed everyday and instead of just closing their eyes and pretending like it's not happening.. its good to openly discuss it and promote critical thinking. It opens healthy debates and helps students be aware of how others view and perceive things.
High schoolers are old enough to engage in such discussions. I lived when my teachers broke away and took time to talk about real life.
Informing children of perceived privileges and biases of the world isn't "brainwashing" them. They aren't being told "it's a fact these people are privileged". It's an open discussion about how and why people perceive it that way.
& this is coming from an army brat.
I’ll give you the same reply I gave to someone else:
Two points:
1. Students aren’t asked: “think about how you might be privileged”—which I think is wrong for a school to ask; they are instead given a matrix called “Identifying Your Privilege” with different types of “privileges” identified on it, and then…
2. Students “would get privilege points depending on how many squares they marked” for the privileges they thought they had based on the “privileges” identified on the matrix.
Schools are about teaching skills & information and how to think, not about telling students what to think or subtly (or not so subtly) influencing a student to think a certain way.
"Students are asked, in the lesson, to read critically and think critically about the author’s perspective on several fronts including the author’s privilege that may or may not be present in the work"
If that is what they were doing and the purpose of the lesson then i don't see anything wrong with it.
Nor is it "influencing" someone to think a certain way. Sounds like there was more to it then just "racking up points". Seems like an innovative way to have an open discussion and debate.
You don’t see anything wrong with schools supplying an “Identifying Your Privilege“ matrix to students which identified the following “privileges” (and then the students were told to select which of these “privileges” they had)?…
“White”
“Christian”
“Cisgender”
“Male”
“Military kid”
Etc, etc
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What if someone supplied a different “Identifying Your Privilege“ matrix to students which identified the following “privileges” (and then the students were told to select which of these “privileges” they had)?…
“Black”
“Muslim”
“Transgender”
“Female”
“Non-military kid”
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Providing any matrix/list of “privileges” to students is wrong—because it’s influencing them to think that the items on the matrix/list are “privileges.”
Going in circles.
I've already stated in which classes and conditions i think it's fine in.
It's important to talk about it at least.
How did you vote in the poll?
Maybe.
Is it important to talk about “perceived privileges” in schools?