Speaking and Conversing
Being able to speak about these difficult topics is crucial to any and all social change. Luckily, the younger generations are more willing to open up about all taboo topics and are far wiser in dealing with them already. Speaking and Conversing are essential in fostering the Cultural Competence we read about in the introduction. At the bottom of the page, you can find the Goals we're working on.
In the last few lessons, you have come across different perspectives on life that might seem very unfamiliar or extremely familiar to you. 'Being born with a silver spoon' in the Forbidden video was the idiom used to first introduce you to the concept of privilege. Understanding perspectives that we've included in this project will go hand in hand with understanding how privileges work and what privileges are at work in your life. Today's lesson is aimed at discussing this topic as well as the social impact it can have. It will include watching and listening (short video), reading (doing a quiz) and speaking (discussing the results).
Before we start, we need to define what a privilege is, because the term is often met with resistance and confusion.
a special right, immunity, or exemption granted to persons in authority or office to free them from certain obligations or liabilities: the privilege of a senator to speak in Congress without danger of a libel suit.
a grant to an individual, corporation, etc., of a special right or immunity, under certain conditions.
the principle or condition of enjoying special rights or immunities.
any of the rights common to all citizens under a modern constitutional government: We enjoy the privileges of a free people.
an advantage or source of pleasure granted to a person: It's my privilege to be here.
1. Watch the video. Share your response with the class.
2. Open this link. Do the Privilege Quiz and find out how privileged you are. The questions in the quiz contain some language that might be unfamiliar to you. You can ask your teacher what it means, or you can look it up to see if the statement applies to you.
3. Discuss what comes up after doing the quiz.
This project was made by Dženana Camić MEd, from De Nieuwste School, Tilburg, the Netherlands.