Throughout this course we have learnt many things about diversity and culture. As an early childhood educator one should must be able to get along with other diverse families and their children. My hope is that I would treat all families similar to each other, without discrimination or prejudice against them. Going beyond how I may feel about a person, and just to give each family an equal opportunity to quality education.One goal I'd like to set for the early childhood field, is to ensure those working in the field are aware of the bias and therefore be able to work on it or eradicate it all together. As leaders in the field we must pass on our knowledge, it will be for the benefit of the children. Treat others as you would want them to treat you; basically the golden rule. We are all diverse, consider each other's feelings.
I also would just like to say thanks to all those who would have commented on my blogs or discussions, making some interesting points for me to ponder upon. I hope everyone continues to do their best and not give up; there is a rest point at the end of the journey.
Kiendra,
ReplyDeleteI am so glad that you mentioned about those working in the early childhood field to be aware of the bias and work on it. I was in a meeting last week and one of my colleagues made a very bias statement. We were talking about the reasons some families have not paid their copayment and one of my colleagues said that the parents be playing us with their sob stories. She was asked by our CEO to elaborate and she said that these parents come to the front office with expensive weave in their hair, nails done, and on their iPhones. She said how can you afford an iPhone and not pay your co-payment. I was sitting there with my mouth hanging open, I could not believe that she allowed those words to come out of her mouth. Our personal opinion should be kept to ourselves if that is how we feel about certain people. Good luck in your course and I enjoyed reading your post.
Erica