My biggest hope when I think about working with families and children, is that they feel welcomed. I want them to know that they are going to be respected and valued when they are in my classroom and working with me. I want them to know that we will celebrate and learn about their culture as well as other cultures. We will communicate and learn and accept everyone’s unique style.
One goal that I have for the early childhood field that is related to diversity, equity, and social justice, is that anti-bias education becomes apart of every early childhood classroom. The other Kindergarten teachers that I work with are using some ideas that I have suggested, to incorporate diversity and equity to their classroom. As I continue to grow and learn from this program and continue my journey as an anti-bias educator, I hope I can help integrate into all classrooms.
As I finish this class, I just want to give a big thanks to my instructor and my colleagues for all your support and guidance the last 8 weeks. I wish you all the best of luck on your continued journeys and we are almost there!!!:)
Way to Go!!
Rachael
I think making families feel welcome is essential to make the learning environment more successful. Once families of diversity feel welcomes, the opportunities are endless. To achieve that, we have to be educated and aware of their specific needs and interests. Of course this is going to take time but again we need to make the time to do get to know our students and families. Thanks for all your posts this course and good luck with the future classes.
ReplyDeleteRachael, your posts have always been deeply relevant and made positive impacts on my own learning and growth as an educator. Thank you for living the anti bias journey in such a way as to model it for the rest of us.
ReplyDeleteRachael,
ReplyDeleteI think that your goal is fantastic! How awesome would it be for anti-bias education to be a part of every classroom in every school?! I know that it will be a long road to get there, but everything starts somewhere and here we are starting it in our very own families and classrooms. I'm excited to see how far we get! Thanks for your comments and input the past few weeks.
Amanda
Rachael,
ReplyDeleteAs always, I enjoy reading your posts. I think your goal is spot on! It is great to hear how you have already begun sharing ideas and strategies in regards to anti-bias education and I believe you possess the leadership skills and passion to model this for your colleagues across your grade level and school. It will take time but I see this being a positive accomplishment on your list in the future. :)
Ashley Richards