Periagoge
Scenario

When educational success feels like betraying your community

I got into Harvard but I'm embarrassed to tell anyone in my neighborhood because they already think I'm acting white, and I'm scared I'll become someone they can't recognize.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Achievement within dominant systems can create painful tension between personal advancement and community belonging.

Your guide for this
Juana
Juana works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Class identity and class consciousness?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.