When I think of working with children who
come from diverse backgrounds, my hope is that they always feel welcome and
safe under our care. I hope that they are able to flourish with confidence,
discover each other, learn to embrace the differences amongst them and spread
the value of diversity.
A goal for the early childhood field would
be to study the various ways children see differences, and to research the
methods that make diversity more natural and acceptable to very young children.
I think that teaching the teachers has a huge impact on what translates to the
children, but we also need to figure out what is in their minds and how they
see the world. It may be that we have lots to learn from them.
I am very grateful for the colleagues in
this course, and all the comments, discussions and valuable lessons we have
taught each other. We are a diverse group, working together in great harmony,
with the same goals and aspirations. I wish you luck and many wonderful
experiences to come. Thank you Dr. Parrish for leading us in this important subject, and for your creative teaching methods.
“It is time for parents to teach young people early on that in diversity there is beauty and there is strength.”
— Maya Angelou
Zeina,
ReplyDeleteThose are great hopes and goals. I like that you talked about this group working in harmony. When talking about diversity and differences it can sometimes become heated and it can be hard to accept differences. However, this group was so supportive and positive. This class was a great learning experience. Good luck in your future classes.
Jennie Ingram
I would like to express my appreciation for your thoughtful insights and contributions to this class. I enjoyed reading your posts, not only for their intellectual content, but because you are from Dubai! It was great to have a different perspective.
ReplyDeleteYour goal to study the way children relate to differences is unique, and would be a great approach to understanding how to teach acceptance, especially when what we teach in theory in the classroom may not be what they actually are experiencing out of the classroom.
Good luck with your future endeavors, and I sincerely hope to have you in future classes!
Zeina, You are a great writer full of passion for this topic. I wish you well in your continuing education journey. You are going to be remarkable. Thank you for your comments and kind feedback over the last weeks. You have a great future as a wonderful and full of wonder teacher!
ReplyDeleteI agree just one of the things I love about Walden is that you get to interact with so many different people from different place. Great posting and good luck to you.
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