I experience privilege by being alive, being a cacasion person, and being middle class socioeconomic status. I experience marginalization having had medicaid. Doctor’s did not treat me the same as when I had better insurance. I wasn’t able to access the quality physicians nor did I receive the respect I did when I have had better insurance coverage. Do I see myself and my life reflected in the curriculum? Sometimes, but not always, for myself. My student’s lives are not always reflected in the curriculum being various ethnic and cultural backgrounds as well as education capabilities. My students are being told or treated differently since they don’t act the part of special education. Being given work that fits a reduced, stereotypical view of you, not who they really are and what they want to do in their education. I might use my privilege of being the teacher and having more authority to allow a student to receive assistance or verbal prompts cuing them into the information, whereas a student who is capable of understanding might only receive minimal directions and a check in or two and the other student receives frequent check-ins.
