So this will probably get alot of hate so I made a throw away but please try to relate.My son is starting High school next year and we are going through the process of applying for magnet programs in our public school system (Cannot afford private). And my son has big aspirations that scare me, his dream is to go to MIT or Harvard, which are awesome goals and I do not want to talk him down from that, knowing I will be taking loans to try to pay for those, but while reviewing schools, I had a conversation with my son that isnt sitting well with me.Through the conversation I was trying to convey that at a school like Harvard or MIT, good grades are a given and its the "extras" that will set you apart. And over the course of the conversation I had to pretty much explain that as a white male, from a middle class family, he will have to work harder to get into one of these schools because the perception that he is some how privileged.So I pretty much made my son feel bad for being a white male. Can anyone relate to this?I am not trying to start a race fight but am honestly curious how you address this with your kids. via /r/Parenting http://ift.tt/2mwQoNE
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