It seems we have had threads like this the last few years. Some of us live in places where these sorts of exercises happen long before college. Maybe it would be a good idea to give a preview somewhere on individual college websites for first year students before orientation? At least on some threads, it isn’t clear to me parents know exactly what happened, just that their kids are upset. I am always upset when my kids are upset, so I certainly understand that reaction. Maybe it would be better if parents could discuss the concept of privilege, whether they believe in it or not, with their kids before orientation so it isn’t such a shock to some. Because even these exercises aren’t operating on a level playing field, since some will have had prior experience…
Maybe we could have a sticky along with shopping for X-long sheets? I’m not really kidding. That might be very helpful to some?
The point is education, and this type of education does sometimes happen before college. Those students are privileged and advantaged in these exercises. imho.