Saturday, August 20, 2016

Good bye and thanks for joining me in my discovery of diversity


My goal within my programI hope that I can learn what I have learned throughout my coursework at Walden to better meet the needs of families in our program by listening, learning, asking and advocating for anti-bias eduction, equity and social justice, whatever my role.

One goal I have for the ECE field is that I am going to advocate more strongly that anti-bias, social justice, and equity courses be required by anyone working with children and not just a 2 hour introduction to the topic, a series that fully explores the topic.

I want to thank each of my classmates for allowing us to have a glimpse of your social identity through the course writings. Your explorations of diversity has helped me to grow as a ECE professional.  Without your stories and your feedback, the fullness and richness I experienced would have been minimal.  We are all in this together.

Thanks,

Brenda

3 comments:

  1. I would say that is a brilliant suggestion to have anti-bias, social justice and equity courses to be a required skill by anyone who is going to be working with children. I would also strongly advocate the same as now I have to understand the importance of it. Thank you and wishing your all the best!

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  2. Brenda,
    I agree that we should all aim for anti-bias classrooms.I think that it is a good idea to provide preparation programs for all educators that include training for a diverse classroom. I wish you well in your journey Brenda.

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  3. Brenda,

    Thank you for your contribution to this course. I have enjoyed reading your work and wish you the best of luck in your future journey. Your goal is a great idea and I hope you continue to push for just that!
    Laura

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