These few weeks of studying anti-bias education has been an amazing journey. I have a strong desire to continue on in my work. The hope that I have about working with children and families who come from diverse backgrounds is to do what ever I can to make a positive difference in their lives and to make every child and family that I work with feel important and valuable.
One goal that I would like to set for the early childhood field related to issues of diversity, equity and social justice is to become an ally, to be that voice for those that can not speak for themselves and to inspire other early childhood professionals to become aware of there own bias behaviors and to help them to take notice of the negative and bias comments that they often make.
This course has been one of the best courses that I have taken. I thank all of my classmates for sharing such touching and inspiring stories and for providing such wonderful feedback on the assignments given. Good luck to you all and I wish you the best as you continue on your journey as an early childhood professional.
Thank you for helping me with my journey in this class. I have enjoyed each step that we have taken in that journey. It has been a up and down ride that gave us the understanding of diversity, culture, tradition, stereotypes and prejudices it has define term that we have not used like microaggression and term that we used often. In all it has been a journey that I have learned from and look forward for the next page. I thank all of my classmate for sharing their stories with everyone and the feedback. So good luck to you and keep us the good work until we meet again on this journey. kathfsmith
ReplyDeleteThank you for helping me with my journey in this class. I have enjoyed each step that we have taken in that journey. It has been a up and down ride that gave us the understanding of diversity, culture, tradition, stereotypes and prejudices it has define term that we have not used like microaggression and term that we used often. In all it has been a journey that I have learned from and look forward for the next page. I thank all of my classmate for sharing their stories with everyone and the feedback. So good luck to you and keep us the good work until we meet again on this journey. kathfsmith
ReplyDeleteWow, your hope for the field of early childhood education is a powerful one. In order for the entire profession to become an ally, everyone would have to deeply explore their own biases. I have this hope too and I think that one day it will become a reality, especially if thorough anti-bias education and diversity training is offered to professionals. Thank you for your personal stories, self reflections and insights during this class. Best wishes on your continued journey.
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