One hope I have when I think about working with children and families who come from diverse backgrounds is to get to know my students well and to also learn about their backgrounds. For example, if I had a student who is deaf or hard of hearing I would take Sign Language and teach the class how to sign simple words and phrases in order to make the student feel more comfortable. I feel that is important for all children to feel comfortable in the classroom and that each child is treated equally.
One goal I would love to set for early childhood field that relates to the issues of diversity, equity, and social justices is that I want to teach my students about other cultures and other ethnic backgrounds. Even in the year 2011 Racism is a big issue and I feel that in order to have a better control of racism we need to teach childen how to love one another and how to not judge people by what they look like or by the color of their skin. We need to teach our children how to get along and that it is acceptable to be different because that is what makes us unique. We need to treat each other as equals intead of thinking that one race or one gender is superior.
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I agree -- I believe making every family feel comfortable is important and aides in a successful relationship between teacher and family. In addition i believe communication as helps in the success of our students. I hope to see more mandatory trainings for educators involving the topics of diversity.
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