Professional Hopes and Dreams

One hope that I have when I think about working with children and families who come from diverse backgrounds. That I can take all the information and ideas that I have learned throughout this course and apply it in everyday life especially in my work field. I will keep my book to continue to further my knowledge about diversity, equity, and social justice that will help me in order to deal with issues that come up in my classroom.

One goal I would like to set for the early childhood field related to issues of diversity, equity, and social justice.  

I would like to see early childhood programs become more aware about issues related to the leaders in diversity and equity in education because in early childhood this should be a mandatory class in order to help programs deal with situations related to diversity, equity, and social justice. As early childhood educators sometimes we are families’ first experience with formal education and we have the ability to make a long lasting impression on children and families lives in early childhood.

To my colleagues:

I have enjoyed this course and hearing the life experiences of each and every one of you. I would like to especially thank you for listening to my stories about my childhood experiences. I have not talked about those things that I went through as a child for a very long time and I can honestly say this course have really helped me to be more open and willing to except the growing changes in this diverse world. I THANK YOU!

Welcoming Families From Around the World

The name of “your” family’s country of origin . Kenya , South Africa

At least five ways in which you will prepare yourself to be culturally responsive towards this family .

• One to familiarize myself with their country, their way of life, language, and family customs.
• Two I would extend a welcome to the student and family, including information about my family. For example telling them about my family, our culture, how many in my family, ages, and hobbies. 
• Three to make them feel welcomed and comfortable as possible without over doing it.
• Four research school and programs that are available to the families
• Five most important treat the families the way you would want to be treated without bias.

A brief statement describing in what ways you hope that these preparations will benefit both you and the family . This preparation will help me and the family because by me familiarizing myself with the families culture will show that I am willing to learn and be open by creating an welcoming environment that can make a tremendous difference for families from other parts of the world.

The Personal Side of Bias, Predjudice, and Oppression

Growing up I knew that their where still prejudice and bias people in the world but I never really thought that people are still caring on like this. For example, when I first moved to the South I was so excited because I had never seen so many black people working in all the stores, fast food restaurants, businesses, or even owning their own business. Well I am a business owner now and I bought  a black BMW with rims and tinted windows.  One day me and my husband was driving up the cost and we where pulled over because my tail light was broken that' was fine but the officer who was white kept making remarks like, "this is a mighty fine vehicle you have, you must have a good job to be able to afford a car like this." He also kept asking us what do we do for living to be able to get a car like this. The next minute I saw another police car pull up and I was really scared because I didn't know what they were going to do because, I didn't have any tickets, my tags was current and my car was registered. Well they let us go but it was so scary because I could see the other police standing on the other side holding his gun. I felt like they where treating us like criminals and making statements as if black people could not afford a luxury car like a BMW.

I forgive those men I just feel sorry for them because black people have always been labeled and I understand that because when I was in that situation with the children I went to school with because the white children made me feel so uncomfortable and unwelcome to their school that I really disliked all white people into I actually got to know and be around more white people and I found out that not all white people are prejudice.  For me  I believe that you have to look at individual people and not judge  a whole culture because not all people rather they be black, white, Hispanic, or Asian are prejudice. I love being an American I just wish that the wold could be in harmony and just love not hate one another.