Tuesday, 24 February 2015

What I Have Learned

       When I think about working with children and families who come from diverse backgrounds my hope is that each individual feels that they belong and feel that they are part of the program’s community. My hope for is children not to feel different or think that they don’t fit in. My hope is for everyone to embrace and respect the differences that make us unique and special.


       One goal that I would like to set for the early childhood field related to issues of diversity, equity, and social justice is that educators take the time to understand to benefits and importance of anti-bias education. It is the time for all educators who work with diversity to become knowledgeable about how to create environments where all children feel safe, respected, and supported.


      It is that time once again to show my gratitude and appreciation to everyone for sharing your thoughts, knowledge, and support. The discussion boards and Blogs gave me the opportunity to learn through the experiences you shared each week. I am grateful to learn from so many caring educators who only want the best for children and their families!J Dr. Klein, thank you for your continued support, encouragement, and feedback that you provided for us on a weekly basis! I appreciated your weekly announcements with words of encouragement…they helped to fuel my thoughts each week!!

I wish everyone continued success!!! We are almost at the finish line

Take care,
Stephanie

4 comments:

  1. Stephanie,
    I have the hope that children will feel they belong and are included and not excluded in any childcare program that they attend. My hope is that all children are given a quality education that represents diversity. I want to thank you for your support; hooray we are almost there, only two more classes to go; see you in the next course 

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  2. Hello,
    Thank you for sharing your hopes and goals with us this week, it was a pleasure knowing you and working with you. I am sure we all learned something from one another during this course and hopefully we carry this new information and research with us throughout our journey in our careers. I hope that your hope for children to not feel different will succeed, I also hope for children to understand the differences between one another and accept each other for who they are. It is our responsibility to educate the young ones on being anti- biased and continue supporting them in striving for a successful and inclusive path way.

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  3. Thank you for sharing!! I think it is important for all children to fit in and be included.I wish you much success on the rest of your journey I think we have all learned a lot in this class and we will continue to learn and grow!

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  4. It is important to understand the importance of an anti-bias education so that you will know how to implement it in your classroom. I also like how you stated that all children should feel respected and safe. I wish you the best on your journey to becoming an anti-bias educator.

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