“Anti-bias work provides
teachers a way to examine and transform their understanding of children’s lives
and also do self-reflective work to more deeply understand their own lives”
(Derman-Sparks & Olsen Edwards, 2010, p.2 ).
My
hope for the future is to continue to provide support and respect to all
children and their families that I work with in my classroom. I hope to
continue to gain knowledge to be able to become a resource for the community to
help share anti-bias work I feel will be valuable for any early childhood
classroom or professional.
This
class has been very instrumental in helping me inspire to reach and connect
with a diverse group of people. It has also helped me form my own positive
thoughts about how to build partnerships with families in my years as an Early
Childhood professional. It is with great thanks I have to say to my colleagues
as we also work in partnership to brighten the lives of any diverse child
and/or family we encounter. Thanks for your support, comments, discussions,
feedback in this course. I wish you continued success on the journey to our
Master’s.
Reference
Derman-Sparks, L., & Olsen Edwards, J.
(2010). Anti-bias education for young children and
Ourselves. Washington,
D.C.: National Association for the Education of Young Children
(NAEYC).
Hi Tierra,
ReplyDeleteI too have learned an immense amount of information on the topic of equity and diversity. I am much more comfortable talking about diversity and have a clearer idea of how to promote it in the classroom. Thank you for your stories and comments throughout this course. It has been a pleasure working with you and I wish you the best of luck on your future endeavors.
I wish you the same.
DeleteTierra being able to support and provide for you children and the families that you work with is an awesome goal to have. I have enjoyed reading your posts throughout this course. I too, found this class to be very helpful. I wish you the best of luck!
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