I hope that I continue to be open minded and free from biases when I am working with children and families who come from diverse backgrounds. I also hope that I am sensitive to the individual needs of each family and do what I can to help them.
A goal I would like to set for the early childhood field related to issues of diversity, equity, and social justice is to better educate their professionals in these areas. If all adults who worked with children and families were aware of and sensitive to diversity, equity, and social justice issues, it would help families and children become more comfortable in the school setting.
I would like to say thank you to all of my classmates for a wonderful eight weeks. I have learned so much from the discussion posts and blogs. The topics and issues that were covered in this course have taught me lessons that I will carry with me forever. Thank you to everyone for giving me new perspectives and ideas.
Leigh,
ReplyDeleteI would also like to see an increase in diversity education for our professionals. We have learned so much about ourselves and how we can support anti-bias relationships. I want to see all professionals have the same experience. Imagine an ECE world in which we are all focused on being visible and free of microaggression!!
Thank you for the feedback and insight on the discussions and my blog. I have learned a lot from you.
Good luck in your next class,
Teri
Leigh,
ReplyDeleteHow I love your blogs!!! First off thanks for your post on my blog, you all such an inspiration to me. We have to remain open minded because if we do not will end up more problems on our hand than we need. It is very important that we work with our children on diversity, equity, and cultures, so they can also have a open outlook on others who are different from them. Thanks for your insights and post throughout the course, hope to see you in the next course:-)!!!