Professional Hopes and Goals

 

             When I think about working with children and families who come from diverse backgrounds my hope is that all children and families are treated with respect and provided with an excellent and quality educational setting that is accepting to their needs. Let children and their families be treated based on their character and not overlooked because of their differences. As an educator I must vow that though I will not agree with many actions and beliefs of others I have made a commitment to provide students with high quality instruction that has been manufactured according to their individual needs.

My goal is to establish a commitment of excellence to all children and families regardless of their race, creed, color, religious background or other diverse characteristics. As a parent and  early  childhood  educator  it  is  my  belief that I not  discriminate and  devalue  what each family  has  to  offer. I must address their individual needs with the intent to teach and meet the needs of the whole child in my care.

I would like to thank all my colleagues for their continued support and words of encouragement. This was definitely an experience in which we all grew and learned about each other together. I wish all my peers the best as they continue to travel through this journey of growth and knowledge. I urge you all to continue to embrace healthy supportive relationships and continue to advocate for all children and their families.

 

              You must be the change you want to see in the world.-Mahatma Gandhi

 

Welcoming Families From Around the World

 

My family is a family relocating from Bangladesh.

In preparation of providing an environment that is culturally responsive toward the family:

1.          I would find out about the families culture, background, their history and experiences of different groups from their country. This would help me to better understand the family and their culture.

 

2.          I would also assess my classroom and arrange it so that there are multiple diverse materials and visuals that connect with the child. Some of the materials would be toys, posters, games, dramatic play props, and multicultural books.

 

3.          It would also be important that I meet with the parents so that we can discuss their goals for their child and child’s interest. Meeting one on one with the parents would allow me another opportunity to learn more about them and the needs of their child.

 

4.          I would also develop and provide multiple instructional approaches that will help accommodate the students learning style.

 

 

5.          I also feel that it would be important that I integrate the family’s home language with the English language through song, stories, and classroom labeling. This will allow the child to feel more comfortable with the classroom setting.

 

Through these preparations I hope to provide a quality school experience that sets a strong foundation of good health, growth and success in education for the family’s child as well as other children within the classroom environment. 

The Personal Side of Bias, Prejudice, and Oppression

             

 

 

            This story captivated me at such a young age. It depicts what so many young girls experience when they think of the image of beauty and what is pure. As a young girl I used this story as an inspiration of self-worth unlike the story which provides an example of self-oppression due to racal and skin complex.

            The memory that I have of an incident of oppression that has always stuck with me is actually from a book that I read in seventh grade.  The story the, Bluest Eye written by  Toni Morrison is a 1970’s novel about a young girl named Pecola who has an inferiority complex due to her skin and eye appearance.   The book focuses on racism, incest and child molestation. In the story the main character, Pecola is constantly told that she is ugly and has been instilled with the idea that whiteness is beautiful. In the book whiteness stands for beauty. Due to this Pecola who is of darker skin connects beauty with love and believes that if she had blue eyes all of the wrong in her life would go away and be replaced with love and affection. For Pecola she wishes is she had blue eyes she could see the world in a more beautiful positive light. The overall story compares blackness and whiteness as well as describes the negative impact that white cultural domination has on culture identity.

My description doesn’t really give the novel the justice that it deserves. I recommend that others read the story to get the full scope of what inspired me at such a young age.