As a EC professional I have one hope when thinking of working with families and childeren of diverse culture. This one hope is that I can position myself to learn as much as I can and I present myself to these families as being concerned and excited about learning about who they are. One goal that I have pertaining to diversity in early childhood is that I can show children how to genuinely appreciate each other and learn how they are all a part of the puzzle and without each other it is impossible to by whole.
I really appreciate this class and my colleagues for all the excellent information that was shared. I also appreciate Dr. Anthony Morgan for being so patient with me in my transitions.
I hope to see everyone in my next class and if not I hope to see everyone in graduation. Congratulations in advance on everyone academic journey.
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Saturday, August 11, 2012
Welcoming Families From Around the World
Country's Origin: Brazil
There is a new Mulatto family of four that will be joining my learning environment, migrating from another country. This requires me to prepare for this transition that will occur once they get here. This family has two girls that are both Early Childhood age. They are coming here to expose their children to a new culture and style of education. They will be moving to Columbia, SC were they will be staying with fam ily.Their family has contact my school to enrol their children. Here are five ways that I will prepare for this transition.
1.I will conduct a short research of all cultural differences. This is necessary so that I can understand the necessary changes that need to be made.
2. Next, I would share my findings with both staff and children that will be in the new children's class.
3. I would like to add something special form their culture into each learning environment.
4. I would like to add one dish tot the menu that will be made once a month to make the children feel appreciated and not left out in this new environment.
5. Lastly, I will assign a staff member that would serve as their care leader. This will give the family a person that is familiar with their situation and that can serve as a point of contact if any issue arise. This care leader will be assigned to them for about one year.
These preparations will ensure a smooth transition from their country to ours.
There is a new Mulatto family of four that will be joining my learning environment, migrating from another country. This requires me to prepare for this transition that will occur once they get here. This family has two girls that are both Early Childhood age. They are coming here to expose their children to a new culture and style of education. They will be moving to Columbia, SC were they will be staying with fam ily.Their family has contact my school to enrol their children. Here are five ways that I will prepare for this transition.
1.I will conduct a short research of all cultural differences. This is necessary so that I can understand the necessary changes that need to be made.
2. Next, I would share my findings with both staff and children that will be in the new children's class.
3. I would like to add something special form their culture into each learning environment.
4. I would like to add one dish tot the menu that will be made once a month to make the children feel appreciated and not left out in this new environment.
5. Lastly, I will assign a staff member that would serve as their care leader. This will give the family a person that is familiar with their situation and that can serve as a point of contact if any issue arise. This care leader will be assigned to them for about one year.
These preparations will ensure a smooth transition from their country to ours.
Saturday, August 4, 2012
The Personal Side of Bias, Prejudice, and Oppression
When reading our assignment for this weeks blog I decided t use one of m favorite movies as and example of bias, prejudice and oppression. This movie was "Gifted Hands". In this movie I remembered a particular scene where Ben Carson (African-American male) got his test score back from his teacher (Caucasian female). He had made a D on his test. The teachers response was "Good job Ben". She was suggesting that this was acceptable effort for an African-American child. Since he always made bad grades in school he started to call his self dumb and stupid. After realizing his true potential ,from his dedicated mother, he became number on in his graduating class and then graduated from college as a surgeon. The main example of bias, prejudice, and oppression steamed form his race as an African-American. Some many times racial barriers are put up in class causing the children and teachers to hide their true potentials. The mindset of that teacher had a negative affect on Ben's growth in his true potential. As early childhood professionals we have to learn how to observe each child and pull out the gift that lies within them.
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