One hope I have, is for people to become more understanding of other cultures. This goes way beyond educators; it would be wonderful for everyone to be willing to embrace other cultures instead of holding bias feelings. As well, I hope more people educate themselves on different cultures. I realize ignorance is the key reason why biases take place.
One goal I am very passionate about reaching is becoming an advocate for young children and their families. I realize my background is so crucial to having a relationship with these children and their families. In order for everyone to feel comfortable it’s important to find similarities between cultures.
I would like to thank all of my colleagues for their continued support. It is very helpful to see positive feedback and to know that other people can identify with your experiences. I have enjoyed reading everyone’s blog and have learned much from you all. Thank you again for everything! I wish you all well in the courses to come!
I agree that it is important to find similarities between cultures, or at least to accept and respect differences. It is amazing to me recently how many more microaggressions I am noticing in the actions and words and others that, in the past, I wouldn't have even noticed. Awareness makes such a huge difference.
ReplyDeleteKim: When I help child care providers see the similarities between children with disabilities and typically developing peers, they never argue. Thye can agree that children all share more likenesses than differences. Many times, however, the obstacle to inclusion is only one difference, and that difference is enough to exclude a child from equitable access. There is much work to do in raising awareness of early childhood workers for the need to support diversity.
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ReplyDeleteI would like to wish you the best in your success as you continue with your childhood journey......