As I think about my eight weeks journey of Diversity,
Equity, and Social Justice.
One thing I hope for all children and families is that
diversity and acceptance of other are good, and prejudice is not
(Derman-Sparks-Edwards, 2010). When children move on, I feel confident they are
comfortable with themselves and with others.
One of my goals I would like to set for the early children
field related to issues of diversity, equity, and social justice is to keep
advocating for children and families.
As the course Perspective Diversity & Equity comes to a
close. I would like to acknowledge and
thank all my colleagues and Dr. Sheri.
The lessons, the support, and the experience of learning about you/me as
our future teachers/educators were greatly appreciated.
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).
Advocacy is so important. As we have learned, we all have memories of a time when someone stood up for us. We remember them because they were significant in our lives. Standing up for children and their rights will leave a memory and hopefully create change.
ReplyDeleteThis class has been a wonderful experience with great information. Good Luck to you in your future endeavors.
ReplyDeleteTamarah, i think that continuing to be an advocate for children and families is the best goal that you can have. I believe that all of us have come out of this class a different person than we did when we came in, and that is wonderful. We were all able to have input and collaborate with one another which allowed us to connect and gain a better understanding of each other. I thank you for all of your input that you had in this semester as well and wish you the best of luck on your endeavors as an advocate and educational professional.
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