Week 8 posting: EDUC 6164

One hope that you have when you think about working with children and families who come from diverse backgrounds (any format and any length)

I hope to continue on my own personal journey of acceptance and anti-bias education to help foster these ideals and values among children and families.

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)

It is my hope that one day all children and families are treated with social justice and equity regardless of their social identities. I know that is a large hope, but if every early childhood educator cared enough to work towards this goal and we began teaching this from an early age and other educators continued through the education cycle that we would raise an accepting and tolerant society.


A brief note of thanks to your colleagues

I have truly enjoyed this class. I want to thank everyone for all their wonderful postings and ideas. These thoughts have challenged me to become more of a critical thinker.

Welcoming Families From Around the World

• The name of “your” family’s country of origin

I chose the country of Australia

• At least five ways in which you will prepare yourself to be culturally responsive towards this family

1. I will conduct research on this family though the Internet, books, and the encyclopedia. I will try to find a contact from this region or at least someone who has spent significant time in this region to gain more information.
3. I will set time aside to meet with their family to learn more about them and their traditions
4. I will find something to remind this child of home ad incorporate it into my classroom to help them adjust
5. I will introduce the children in my class to this culture before out new student enters so they too are more away.

A brief statement describing in what ways you hope that these preparations will benefit both you and the family

I hope with these preprations that not only myself will gain a better understanding but the children in the classroom will as well to encourage the welcoming process. I also hope it will show the family to effort I am putting forward in prder to make them and their child comfotable in the transitionn to not only a new country but way of life.

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• 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.

I work on a team of 6 people. 4 of us are located in Maryland while the other 2 are located in Illinois. One of the team members gets preferential treatment due to her experience.She gets More files then the rest of us and More opportunities. Sometimes some of us even loose the files we have been working and they get given to her. When I ask why the response i get is that she is the backbone of the team and most tenured. 

• In what way(s) did the specific bias, prejudice and/or oppression in that incident diminish equity?

to me this is very hurtful because i have been working with my company for almost 2 years and I am fully capable of handling the work given to me. I feel unappreciated and slighted in a way and it affects my work. This issue has been discussed with higher management as well.

 

• What feelings did this incident bring up for you?

I feel angry, hurt, taken advantage of, stressed out, and sad.

• What and/or who would have to change in order to turn this incident into an opportunity for greater equity?

the overall culture of the bossiness needs to change which will take a while but int eh mend time communication needs to be increased between offices.