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"It's Not Fair"

"It's not fair."

If you spend time with kids, you probably hear those words a lot. And for adults, it's easy to respond with "Life isn't fair." But if your kid is growing up with privilege, that response is problematic. Here’s why…

academia on parentingJessica CalarcoMarch 18, 2019privilege, parents, fairness, college, social class, race, preschool

Studying Privileged Parents as a Privileged Parent

I study privileged parents. And I’m more than a little critical of privileged parents. Especially for hoarding opportunities for their children and teaching their children to hoard opportunities for themselves. But, I am a privileged parent. So I also get why they do what they do. To give you an example…

parenting in academia, academia on parentingJessica CalarcoSeptember 21, 2018privilege, preschool, teachers, schools, email

Backpacks Full of Privilege

It’s that time of year again. Parents are frantically checking supply lists and packing their children’s backpacks for school. But pencils and notebooks and glue sticks aren’t the only things parents send from home. Rather, parents—or at least affluent, white parents—also send their children with strategies for securing unfair advantages in school….

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