Reflecting on privileges
This list of 30 statements is meant to provoke thought among pre-service teachers. The list contains statements about privileges, of which many might be self-evident to the students, something that they never need to think about. Through this assignment they need to position themselves in the world of privileges. After reflecting on their own lives, the assignment allows them to view the world from the viewpoint of someone with less privileges.
The assignment is:
Give the 30 statements to your students to read through. After they have individually considered their own privileges, they should share their thoughts and feelings with a pair or a small group and try to emphasize with someone less privileges.
Resource owner: Dr. Anna-Leena Riitaoja, Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Helsinki, Finland
Contact person: Dr. Anna-Leena Riitaoja, Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Helsinki, Finland, anna-leena.riitaoja@helsinki.fi