The wonders of Diversity
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One hope that you have when you think
about working with children and families who come from diverse backgrounds.
When
I look forward in my future with children from not only a professional level,
but as well a personal level, I am determine to remain open and aware of my own
thoughts and actions, but the way they are also displayed by me when around an
array of diversity. Inquiring about
another’s culture and the information that come with the child and their
family. Learning and experiencing
opportunities to interact with other cultures would be a great tool in becoming
educated on another’s culture. I hope to
always reflect the way I would want another individual to treat my children and
myself. I hope to encourage others to
also display efforts to become global citizens, focusing on helping others,
giving back to the community, and more.
I hope to display actions that will lead others in wanting to follow, to
hopefully creating a movement as others have globally. Treating every person as their unique
individual self and approaching the whole child and family.
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One goal you would like to set for the
early childhood field related to issues of diversity, equity, and social justice.
After
taking this course and reading the resource provide on Global Citizenship,
founded in Arlington, VA, by teachers preparing for their curriculum. A school full of diversity and the task of
accommodating each child’s individual identity was a task. Why not create a multicultural curriculum
approach for any culture, considering the diversity we are presented with. An impact that shown through the children they
were teaching. Children quoting “I have
a dream…” everyone will have clean water, enough food to eat, safe place to
live, and more. Realizing the
differences we have, but aiming to want to serving others in contributing to
equity, social justice, and more. I
strive to implement a program of this nature whenever I open my own
facility. This is a goal I strive to
make professionally and personally. (Miranda, 2010).
I would also like to thank my professor
and my colleagues for all their testimonies, additional facts and findings of
our course resources, any insights they had into the faces of society and the
reality of the negatives of oppression, prejudice, bias, and more. I hope you all accomplish all your goals and
continue to strive to make an impact in the lives of children, early childhood
education, and yourself.
Resource
Miranda,
E. (2010). Going global in Arlington, Virginia. Journal of Education for Sustainable Development 4(2), 219-226.
Hi Leslie, a multicultural approach is a good point and could be a good start. Also, I would like to add partnering with the child’s parents is one of the only ways in which we learn how to talk to and about children that are of different cultures in our early childhood programs. I enjoy reading your blog posts and you help me untangle many terms used in our discussions, thanks, you got this marvelous, and all the best wishes in your upcoming courses.
ReplyDeleteLeslie your goal to create and implement a multicultural curriculum approach is wonderful. Every child and their families will be welcome feeling special and included. That article is a must-read for early childhood educators. The program they developed is not complicated to establish, but the teamwork is necessary. That will be a great contribution to the field and the acceptance of diversity.
ReplyDeleteWishing you the best in your goals!
Thanks,
Diana
hello Leslie
ReplyDeleteI like your idea of a multicultural program. I truly believe that would be a great asset to helping to ensure different cultures can feel open and at ease in the classroom setting when they're in an unfamiliar environment. Continue strong in your passion. Be blessed!