One hope that I have for families and children that I work with, that come from diverse backgrounds is that they feel valued, and welcomed. I want them to know that they matter to me, and that I value who they are and where they came from. I want them to feel welcomed in the classroom and comfortable to be there. That is my first hope when dealing with families and children.
One goal that I have would like to set for the early childhood field related to issues of diversity, equity, and social justice is to set up diversity classes for my parents, co-workers and community. Classes so that everyone is kept up to date on the issues and so that they can have knowledge on those topics and be aware of those topics. After all knowledge is power and with power comes a voice. A voice so that the people who attend these classes can stand up for themselves or someone else.
Finally I want to thank all of you for the great comments and the different outlook on the topics that we discussed through out the 8 weeks in this course. You all have been wonderful to work with and I wish all of you the best of luck in the future.
Hi Rachael,
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your post as usually. I too would like to implement these subjects at my school with my students and my colleagues. This will help us as teachers and staff helps us sort out any hidden feelings they may not know they have. Again Great inspiration. Furthermore I have learned and enjoyed you these last eight weeks and hope you great success. Also be blessed with your endeavors!
Rachel,
ReplyDeleteI would like to thank you for another wonderful eight weeks! This has been a challenging course but I admire your honesty and passion for what we do in the ECE field. You are a great teacher and colleague and will be a wonderful advocate someday, too!
Ashley Richards
Rachael,
ReplyDeleteYour goal is one that I think I would like to do also. I have enjoyed the class and how it has challenged my thinking and these issues. I wish you much success in your future endeavors.
Your goals are very admirable. I wish you nothing but the greatest experiences on your continued path to anti-bias work!
ReplyDeleteRachel thanks for sharing. I wanted to ask if you found any particular tips that would support your welcoming classroom environment?
ReplyDeleteI would like to say thank you for sharing all your wonderful ideas and for being a great support this semester.
ReplyDeleteHello Rachel
ReplyDeleteYou have shared such great ideas in all your posts and I know you will be successful throughout your journey teaching about "the early childhood field related to issues of diversity, equity, and social justice is to set up diversity classes for my parents, co-workers and community." You are a wonderful inspiration to all children and their families.
This course is challenging but you gave excellent insights and excellent feedback to us all and I just wanted to say Thank you for being so supportive throughout this course.
Sincerely,
Herleen