Hopes
As I continue forward in my career of working with diverse children and families I hope to be open-minded, challenge my perspectives, and have the families and children I am working with feel comfortable and free to voice their thoughts, opinions, and goals for their child’s developmental journey.
Goals
My goal in the field of early childhood in terms of diversity is to inspire empathy and widen minds, eyes, ears, and hearts to new perspectives. Although I know this will not happen overnight and I can’t change everyone’s minds or perspectives, I want to inspire and demonstrate the idea of tolerance, empathy, and acceptance for all. I want all the children under my care to feel love, supported, and accepted for whoever they are in terms of both their family culture and self-identities.
Thank You
I would like to say thank you to all my peers and professor in this course for expanding and challenging my own thoughts and ideas on biases and stereotypes of different cultures and identities. Thank you for allowing me to see through a different pair of eyes and helping me accept and own up to hidden biases. Self-reflection and self-love go hand in hand with our developmental process of learning and growing.
Reference
Smith S. N.d. Moving Forward and Keeping the Work Going. http://mym.cdn.laureate-media.com/2dett4d/Walden/EDUC/6357/CH/mm/audio_player/index_week8.html
Kirsten,
ReplyDeleteThank you for being and active person in my experience here at Walden. Your thoughtful comments on some of my blogs/ discussion board was very appreciated.I also like your goal of inspiring empathy. Hopefully when you modeling this behavior, it will have an positive impact on your children and families. Thanks for sharing
Kristen, this has been a enlightening 8 weeks. Thank you for your contribution to my learning. I also stated that I plan to be more open-minded on how I perceive others. I hope to see you in our next class.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your participation the last eight weeks. Your insights and discoveries have helped me broaden my thinking throughout this course. You mention that your hope was to challenge your own perspectives. This too is a hope of mine. This challenge will be crucial in creating an environment rich in diversity. Again, thanks for your insights throughout the course and I wish you all the best in your journey!
ReplyDeleteHi Kirsten,
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing. Your contributions in this course, as in all of our other courses, have helped me to be a better advocate for the teachers that I engage with. With courage and commitment, we can surely meet our goals.