Professional Hopes and Goals
When I think of working with children and families who come
from diverse backgrounds, my number one hope is that they feel valued,
understood and respected. I hope they
feel this from me, from my co-worker, from other children, and from other
families. If children and families feel
valued, understood and respected, my program will be well on its way toward
being appropriately sensitive to diversity, equity and social justice.
The one goal that I set for the early childhood field that
relates to issues of diversity, equity, and social justice is that all staff
recognize their own biases so that they can step back from themselves and see
the reality of the lives of children and families. When staff are able to see the reality of
lives, they can appropriately support the development of children.
I want to thank my colleagues for sharing themselves so that
I could better understand myself and how I relate to and think of others. Our course together has provided us with a
safe environment to take risks through sharing our personal experiences.
I have appreciated this opportunity to learn with you. Thank you and I wish you much success in the
Early Childhood Field!
Deb,
ReplyDeleteWhat you said about helping our co-workers getting rid of their biases is so important and true. They will be better prepared on how to be sensitive to families' needs and perspectives. It will also make them more sensitive about their own comments and thoughts about diverse families.
I also enjoyed reading your posts. This course was also a personal growth as well as a professional one.
That is a very important goals. The importance of feeling valued is something that is often taken for granted, yet it can have such a major impact on an individual's development. Thank you for your honesty throughout the course i really enjoyed reading your blogs.
ReplyDeleteI like your goals I do believe that we who are bias need to step back and see the concern of the children and families. I do appreciate having you as a colleague in this class and enjoyed your reading your blogs.
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