Art Gallery- What I Have Learned

One hope that you have when think about working with children and families from diverse backgrounds

I hope all children and families can learn to accept, respect, and understand each other. All children and families deserve to live in a world where we all can be as one.

One goal I would like to set for the early childhood field related to issues of diversity, equity, and social justice

All educators, working in the anti-bias education needs to be properly trained and this will help the families and children in the diversal family.

I want to thank all my colleagues for helping me to expand my knowledge in this class. Reading all your discussions and blogs has helped me tremendously in this class. I am looking forward to continue working and learning with all of you in the next class.

Creating Art

After reading the resources in this class, it has helped me to keep an open mind and same sex families should not be discrimnated against because of their race, religion, econominc status, gender, or ethnic backgrounds. In other other words, all families are special because of love, support, respect, and trust for each other. In the end, children just need love and support from family members. It does not have to be from a male and a female.

Start Seeing Diversity Blog: "We Don't Say Those Words in Class!"

A time when you witnessed an adult (or yourself) reprimand or silence a child after he or she pointed out someone they saw as different

It happen when I took my five year old niece to the grocery store. She said in a loud voice "why is that woman dressed like a man?" I grabbed my niece and quickly left the grocery store. I told her that it was not nice to say things like that because it would hurt people feelings. Next time, when she someone looks different it would be best to ask me and I will tell you. Please use your inside voice.

What messages might have been communicated to this child by the adult's response

It is not nice to scream or say things that might hurt someone's feelings because they look or act different. Now that my niece is older, she tells her younger cousin, it is not nice to say bad things about people because it will hurt their feelings.

An example of how an anti-bias educator might have responded to support the child's (or classroom's) understanding

The anti-bias educator would have took the time to address the issue in a calmer way without leaving the store in a hurry. The anti-bias educator would listen to the child and ask questions about why and how she knew the woman was dress like a man. It would be a good time to use a book about lesbians and Gays. Hopefully, this would be a positive and healthy way to introduce this child about different lifestyles of men and women.