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!