- One hope that you have when you think about working with children and families who come from diverse backgrounds (any format and any length)
- One goal you would like to set for the early childhood field related to issues of diversity, equity, and social justice (any format and any length)
- A brief note of thanks to your colleagues
One hope that I have when working with children and families who come from diverse backgrounds is that one day we will all feel as equal to one another that we are and grow and learn more about how being diverse can help the nation.
One goal that I would like to set for the early childhood field related to issues of diversity is we all should be look at as one and not no one race is better than the other, so we should start bymoving forward and setting examples for our young children that we all have equal backgrounds.
I would like to thank my colleagues for reading my blogs and commenting on them it is greatly appreciated and to Professor Shephard thanks for helping and understanding me throughout the course.
- The name of “your” family’s country of origin
- At least five ways in which you will prepare yourself to be culturally responsive towards this family
- A brief statement describing in what ways you hope that these preparations will benefit both you and the family
The name of my family's country of origin is Australia. Five ways that I would prepare myself to be culturally responsive towards this family is be open minded to their needs and wants as it would be in their cultural environment. I would also learn ways that the family copes with different situations, whether it be good or bad. I would prepare my family mentally for the arrival for the family. I would research different activities that different families in Australia do to have fun. Te last thing I would do is see what language the family speaks and prepare myself with a translator if they do not speak English. I hope that the preparations benefit both myself and the family because that would make the family feel welcome, safe, and comfortable. That would make me feel the same, as well as that I did something right to help the family, and help my family understand the difference.
- What memory do you have of an incident when you experienced bias, prejudice, and/or oppression, or witnessed someone else as the target of bias, prejudice, and/or oppression? Keep in mind that one can encounter such incidents in real contexts, including online environments, as well as in fictional ones, such as movies, books, television shows, and the like.
- In what way(s) did the specific bias, prejudice and/or oppression in that incident diminish equity?
- What feelings did this incident bring up for you?
- What and/or who would have to change in order to turn this incident into an opportunity for greater equity?
A great memory that I have of a prejudice experience is not one of myself but one of a co-worker of mine. She actually was discriminated against because she was trying to go back to school to get her Credentials 1and 2 in child care, but since she was of Hispanic descent and gave her a big run around and was very shocked that she had all of her things that she needed to have in order to start. She was hurt, but I encouraged her and told her not to become discouraged and to keep striving for the top. She keep trying and trying until finally she got in and she starts in January. The situation diminish equity because it is sad when everyone can not get the same treatment because of their ethnic background. It shouldn't matter what background you come from if you are eligible for the opportunity being presented then you should be able to go forth with it no matter what. The feelings that I felt for the incident were sad, disappointed and discriminated against to because I feel like if you discriminate against one you discriminate against all. I sad that to say this it is hard for all races and if you have a heart then you will care about the next person being discriminated against. The person behind the scene would have to change because who is to say that she will not have to deal with another person with a Hispanic background or any background for that matter. Its all in being professional and doing your job.
