One hope that I have when working with children and
families is that as an educator and member of society I will be sensitive
towards their needs and be willing to go the extra step to help them. I will
put aside any biases that I may have and be ready to do my job which is to
serve children and their families to give them an opportunity for successful
outcome.
One goal that I would like to set for the early childhood
field related to issues of diversity, equity and social justice is that every
child and their families receive the same fair and equal treatment at all times
regardless of the race, religion, gender and or sexual orientation.Many children are unfortunate and do not have access to the “basic human rights” due them (Sparks & Edwards, 2010). I want to make sure that every child has access to the services and resources that they are due.
I would like to thank Dr. Klein and my colleagues for the
feedback they have provided me with during the Diversity, Development Learning
course. I appreciate the insight and ideas you have shared during this period.
My wish for you as a colleague is to fulfill your desires in life on your
professional journey.
Reference
Sparks,
L. & Edwards, J. (2010). Anti-bias
education for young children and ourselves. NAEYC: Washington, DC
Thank you for the time that you shared with us in this class as an diversity learning educator. You have provided us with some interesting topics that has been open and sensitive toward the needs of children, family, and social justice.Thank you again for kathfsmith
ReplyDeleteEbony, the center I was lucky enough to work in before I was laid off had a bulletin board on the wall with pictures of the children with their family during fun times at the center. I had one child that was about four years old that cried every morning when he got dropped off by his mother. I would let him sit by himself for a few minutes, (he needed that time to acclimate), then I would ask him, "Would you like to go see your mother?". It worked every time, I would take him over to that wall and it would change his mood just by seeing his mother. I would tell him that his mother is always with him. Familiar pictures seem to comfort children. You are on you way to designing a great classroom!
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