One hope I have for working with children and families who come from diverse backgrounds is to make all them visible in the program and to let them feel that their culture, family structure, and religion are represented in some real concrete way that make them feel as that who they are is valuable. Another hope is to see each individual for who they are and not as we wish or expect them to be in order to meet their needs.
One goal I would like to set for the early childhood field related to issues diversity, equity, and social justice is to keep learning about myself to make sure that I am free of cultural boundaries when I am teaching also to see differences as an opportunity to learn new things about others.
I wish all my colleagues the best in their future courses and I really appreciate their support and positive feedback on both my discussion board and blog. Hope to see you all in future classes
I love how one of your hopes states the importance of accepting people for who they are and not for who you want them to be. I am guilty of often trying to change people into whom I thought they should be and it took me a long time to realize how many relationships I had damaged due to this! I have enjoyed learning more about you and your culture! I wish you the best of luck with your next courses/future!
ReplyDeleteI love your goal of continuing to learn about yourself! It amazes me how much I have learned about myself throughout my journey in Walden! I know I have much left to learn.
ReplyDeleteI have enjoyed learning about you and alongside you! Good luck in all you do and may you continue growing in your next courses!
Amy
I love your goal of continuing to learn about yourself in order to move past cultural boundaries. It has been a great eight weeks learning together and I have enjoyed your input! Best wishes as you continue your journey of completing the program!
ReplyDeleteI agree with you when you say that we can learn from each others differences. I think that focusing first on the similarities then looking at the differences help young children accept others that are different than them.
ReplyDeleteI have enjoyed following your blog and I wish you all the best in the future.