Privilege

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Privilege in my own words is the benefit having something extra, which is not exactly a necessity. When I think of privilege, I always think of my dad telling me how when teenagers turn a certain age to drive, they expect that they will get a new car. He explained to me at a young age that having a car is a privilege at that age, not something you have to have. My grandmother always did her best to remind myself along with the other grandchildren that we should count our blessings and appreciate what we have. This falls right into the definition of privilege.

I have had many privileges in my life. God gave me the ability to play sports mainly basketball, but I also found a talent in soccer in high school. I have been playing basketball since I was young and I had the privilege of having a basketball goal in my backyard to play. Also, I had the privilege of attending a high school that included my faith, along with receiving a good education. My senior year in high school, I was provided the opportunity to travel abroad to Spain with some girls from my Spanish class. Not many people can say they had the opportunity to travel abroad and I am very thankful that my parents allowed me to make that trip, as well as pay for it. I was about to travel to Peru last May to build houses for the poor. We were in a very poor area and when I say poor, I mean the people there were excited to have a roof over a small area of dirt as their house. It was an eye opening experience that showed me that us as Americans think we can’t survive without a soda, while people there are scraping by to just receive a glass of water.

In my classroom, I hope to make it clear to students that there are truly people out in the world that do not even get the chance to receive an education. That is truly a privilege, that we as citizens of America have, but most people take it for granted. I will make sure to treat every student fairly and reward him or her with privileges for hard work and good behavior.