Reflection On White Privilege In Class

Prior to EDU 211 I did not pay much attention to my race or that being white meant I have a different privilege than other colored skin people. Growing up in a predominantly white community, where I can literally count on one hand the amount of people who are not white, I never felt different. It reminds me of when I graduated from high school and the newspaper had the seniors write a profile about themselves and the first question was describe yourself. I remember writing that I am tall, athletic person who likes to run and make jokes (well something like that), not once did I say that I was a white above middle class female, in fact I didn't even think about it. Over the course of this class I have learned there is a certain level of privilege that I am given based
I didn't want to hear another lecture or comments from others about how we as whites have such a great life and that we are lazy and we only have what we got because we are white. In the past this topic has been very personal to me because I know what sacrifices my parents and grandparents have made to give me the life I have now. It was not easy or handed to them, they had to work for it. I always questioned how someone who doesn't even know me can make these accusations about my life. It wasn't until I read the article “Explaining White Privilege to a Broke White Person”, that I started looking at white privilege differently. The phrase “white privilege” really made me feel uncomfortable and wanted to get upset. However, this article really turned my attitude around when discussing “white privilege”. The author Gina Crosley-Corcoran explains that she read an article that explained, “it is impossible to deny that being born with white skin in America affords people certain unearned privileges in life that people of another skin color simple are not afforded. For