My hope for working
with children and families is that I help them to feel at ease with their own
culture. I hope to teach them to stand up for themselves and what they believe.
By supporting their own cultural diversity I hope that this will transcend into
the ways they interact with others. Perhaps if families feel empowered with
their own culture, they will understand that others may have the same feeling. This
then can help create a better sense of awareness for diversity.
My hope for the early
childhood field is to provide more trainings and information regarding cultural
awareness. I feel that I have been fortunate to be given numerous trainings on
diverse groups. This has helped me tremendously in my field. By learning about
the ways to ease communication with diverse groups, we can better assist in
finding ways to promote equity and social justice within community agencies.
I am very thankful for
the stories and experiences that have been shared throughout this course. It is
clear after reading all of the posts that we are all in this field for the
right reason and have much the same passion to work with children and their
families. This is motivating since it helps me feel supported in my own vision
for the early childhood field.
Terri,
ReplyDeleteEmpowering families is a marvelous goal. This I think will definitely transcend to how they treat others. I think it will promote their self identity and self image as well. I have enjoyed all your blogs this term. Best wishes to you.
Thank you for your comment of , "I hope to teach them to stand up for themselves and what they believe". I believe that this is everyones dream. Thank you for sharing all your experiences and knowledge in class. I know I will take this to heart and process within to be a better person for the families in my community.
ReplyDeleteI am so glad that most of us have come away with doing everything that we can to make all families feel comfortable with us as professionals in this field. This will definitely help us all work together and achieve our goal of justice and equity for all students despite class, race, gender, or ability.
ReplyDeleteTerri, I must say I was somewhat apprehensive about enrolling in the program. Being new to a career field often comes with many questions and anxieties. Now that I'm taking the 3rd course, I know I made the right decision. Reading your post, along with others, has encouraged me to continue on. I hope that five years from now, I'll be able to share my knowledge and experience with others. The issues educators encounter are very complex in nature and it requires someone to have a passion for what they do!
ReplyDeleteAlicia