One hope that I have when you think about working with children and families who come from diverse backgrounds is that what I say and how I act displays my character. I want the students in my room to know that I am open and honest, and I truly want what is best for them. It is important for children to be able to explore and form their own opinions, but it’s also important for them to be brought up with good influences and open minds. Everyone is different and that is ok. In fact, it is GREAT because that allows us to learn and grow from each other. When we teach children to ask questions and get to know different cultures and races and fight back against stereotypes, we are guiding them to be better people who understand that differences make us unique and special.
One goal that I would like to set for the early childhood field is to be able to teach other educators to be open-minded and accepting by educating themselves as best they can when we have diverse students in our classrooms. Also, it is important to let others know that IT IS OK to ask questions when you don’t know! Questioning in a respectful way shows that you care and you truly do want what is best for the child and that you want to learn more about them and their differences from yourself. When we treat others with respect and self-worth we infuse that same goodness into our children who are the next generation to lead.
Finally, a thank you to all of my colleagues this course. As we continue our journey to our Masters degree and growing as anti-bias educators, I appreciate all of the feedback and discussions we have had through our blogs and discussion boards. It is not easy being an educator, especially in our current situations, but when we band together to encourage and help each other out, we make it through stronger not only for our students, but for ourselves as well. WE GOT THIS!
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Hi Brittany,
It has been a pleasure working with you over the last 8 weeks! You are absolutely correct! Us, teachers need to stick together, support each other, build each up during these challenging times! I really like what you said about how what we say and how we act displays my character which is essential to remember. We need to be mindful of how our actions can affect others. Best of luck to you!
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Hi Brittany,
I enjoyed reading your discussion posts and your blogs as they were informative and interesting to me. I enjoyed reading about your goal of working with diverse children. As educators, we have to learn how to work through the challenges. Working with children has helped me to realize that there was always a solution. Even if it may take days, weeks, or months there is a solution and it’s almost always worth it.
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Hi Brittany,
It has sincerely been amazing to read your discussions and blogs. I am pretty sure I have said it before and forgive me if it sounds weird but your energy and passion is felt through your words. The pictures you’ve included and the analysis you have provided in this course have been absolutely fabulous. Thank you for your insights and the passion you brought to this course. I hope I get the pleasure of having another class with you. Continue to be AWESOME !!!!!
Violanda –
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Thank you Violanda, for those kind words! I am definitely an energetic teacher, that’s for sure 😛 and I do love what I do. We have had so many changes in the “classroom” lately and since we switched to virtual, I have needed to rely on the energy and creativity to keep them engaged at their computers (I do have pre-k, so it’s 3, 4, and 5-year-olds so I have to constantly stagger my learning to fit those needs) It’s nice to hear a “stranger” give me positive compliments to let me know I’m doing a good job 🙂 –Brittany
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