White Privilege In 'This Woman's Work'

At the start of the semester, when asked to identify myself, I would say: college student, white, blonde hair, blue eyes, middle class American. After taking this course and learning more about pluralism, I would identify myself as a human being, as we should identify everyone. Although I believe it is important to embrace our differences, I believe even more strongly that we need to embrace our similarities as well, because underneath our skin, our nationality and our abilities, we are all human beings and I find that to often be missed. Through our work in the community with service learning to the articles we read in class, I have learned about myself and the society we live in. In this class, I have felt many different feelings. I have felt disgust as we watched Bro Code. Watching men talk about and treat women with such disrespect made me nauseous. I have felt empowered when watching videos by Jackson Katz, as he describes the part men play in the empowerment of women. I have felt ashamed of my race, as we read about White Privilege in our reading groups, as my bandaids are the same color as my skin. I have felt grateful as I read about the lives of women before my time, those who worked hard to make college available and a norm for me in “This Woman's Work” by Jenny Price. Without the work of Kathryn Clarenbach, I may still be asking, “Is it alright for me to take some of the family money for …show more content…
I have learned that as a single person, I am able to make a difference in the life of someone around me. I have learned everyone has both a cover and a story, we always need to look past the cover and read into the story before making decisions or judgements. From this class, I will take with me the lesson that everyone has a story and bring it into my classroom, ensuring all children are treated in a way that works for them, which isn’t always