Saturday, June 27, 2020

The Personal Side to Bias, Prejudice and Oppression


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          I have many optimistic hopes when I think about working with children and their families who come from diverse backgrounds. My biggest hope is that I can provide a balance inclusive learning environment that has a positive learning experience where children, their families and my community can benefit from long term. Because every child and their family culture are different I intend to continuously build on my knowledge or lack of  knowledge with varied cultures I may encounter to remove and be aware of any bias I may have to be effective. "Strong family-teacher relationships are the foundation for an anti-bias education partnership, learning how to build one with each child's family is critical" ( Derman-Sparks, 2010). 

          A goal I would like to set for the early childhood field related to issues of diversity, equity, and social justice is to be a voice for children and families that are experiencing any inequalities that I am able to use my resources to advocate for. "There is always a time when intention needs to become action. Stay informed and connected so you can engage, advocate and mobilize at the moment your voice is needed" (NAEYC, 2017). 

A Personal Note:

To all of my colleagues, I genuinely appreciate you for sharing both your professional and personal experiences with issues on biases, prejudices and oppression. Your experiences and perspectives have prompted me to take a deeper look at myself and see hidden biases, privileges, disadvantages and diversity from varied perspectives. Thank you for sharing and encouraging me over these past 8 weeks.


Reference

Derman-Sparks, L., & Edwards, J. O. (2010). Anti-bias Education for Young Children and Ourselves. Washington, DC: National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).


What Can You Do to Support and Advocate for Children, Families, and Educators. (2017, February 01). Retrieved from https://www.naeyc.org/resources/blog/support-and-advocate

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Personal Childhood Web

I have such a long list of people who have made a great impact on my life as a child. My mother is 1 of 10 children and my father is 1 of 12. However, the five people I must name are my mom, my father, my granny, my little brother Kelvin and my English teacher Mrs. Wells. For my mothers' family I am the oldest grandchild. That is a interesting role to have. Everyone looks to you for your first everything. Everyone wants to show you so much and it has all been useful at some point in my life. My aunts and uncles on both sides taught me a great deal. If I were to sum it up I would say that it equated to love and happiness. I was given so much love and support and as I got older I got better with being able to demonstrate the same love and support. My happiness was genuinely their happiness. From cooking to fishing to picking cotton I got to experience the things I encountered in my life by my choice.
My granny was and is my nurse, my ear, my box of all things good.
My brother was my first responsibility and confidant. I value the bond that was created between he and I.
I can say that every teacher that I had growing up had a positive impact on my life as well. My English teacher Mrs. Wells more so as she had been around to teach a few of my aunts and uncles. From the moment she discovered who my family was it became an automatic expectation of hers that I set an example with the others around me in how to speak and carry oneself. This is still something I feel I carry with me today.