One hope that I have when I think about children and families who come from diverse backgrounds is for them to encounter people who are supportive, willing to listen and learn about their culture. I want people to look beyond the evident of a individuals ethnicity and culture and open their heart to change
One goal I would like to set for the early childhood field related to issues of diversity, equity and social justice is for people to respect each other and be open to learning what you do not understand and give people an opportunity to tell you who they are.
I would like to say to each one of my discussion board colleagues "Thank you" for the feedback you gave to some of my post. I have learned one more thing or two about myself since the first week of this course. But the most important things are I have learned has been how to guide children to think a different way about diversity. We should learn about what we do not know or understand before we can make informed decisions about the behaviors we do not like in others that we encounter. Again, Thank you to everyone enrolled in EDUC 6164 I look forward to our next discussion board meeting. ck
Cynthia,
ReplyDeleteYou got it so right. We want diverse people to encounter people that are willing to listen and learn about their culture especially their deep culture. Regardless of religion, skin color and language, the families that we work with are all so diverse. What they expect and want for their children must be taken into consideration when teaching to the whole child.
I wish you the very best as you continue on this journey and hope that we meet again in another course at Walden.