‘Privilege’ scorecard stirs angst in Saratoga Springs

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‘Privilege’ scorecard stirs angst in Saratoga Springs
School assignment harmful to students, some parents say
Zachary Matson @zacharydmatson
| February 14, 2019
 
 

SARATOGA SPRINGS -- A class exercise asking students at Saratoga Springs High School to score their privileged status raised concerns among parents worried about the assignment’s underlying message and the use of offensive words.

Parents said it was harmful to have students score themselves on factors like “attractiveness,” “disability” and race, potentially reinforcing negative feelings, and some argued the assignment and the teacher unfairly singled out white male students as especially privileged.

“When we looked at that form, we felt a lot of terms on there could really be offensive to a lot of kids,” said a parent whose son was given the assignment. The parent didn’t want to be named out of concern it would draw attention to the parent's children. “I felt like this lesson being pushed in the classroom is being more divisive than bringing kids together.”

https://dailygazette.com/article/2019/02/14/privilege-scorecard-stirs-angst-in-saratoga-springs

[Sanguine]

As Americans we are all very privileged. 

[Smokin Joe]

The parent didn’t want to be named out of concern it would draw attention to the parent's children.

IOW, the parent feared their child(ren) would be singled out for reprisals. Some "privilege".