Last year, a student came to my office hours to discuss her post-graduation plans. She said she wanted to travel, teach, and write.
“How about joining the Peace Corps?” I suggested.
She grimaced. “The Peace Corps is problematic,” she said.
I replied the way I always do when a student uses that all-purpose put-down. “What’s the problem?” I asked.
“I don’t want to be a white savior,” she explained. “That’s pretty much the worst thing you can be.”