Many thanks to my Walden colleagues as we finish another course. I wish you a beautiful school year whether you welcome students to your classroom or send your own children back to school. Education really is a great hope for a socially just world.
Friday, August 23, 2013
A Hope, a Goal, and a Note of Thanks
I hope that when families, no matter what they look like, what language they speak, what God they praise, or who they love will walk into ECFE and find it welcoming and accepting.
Supporting early childhood professionals in understanding isms and the harm they do to our society is a goal I can offer. I provide professional development for early childhood professionals all over the state of Minnesota and will create a workshop to assist programs in exploring the issue if isms. Isms need to be confronted.
I look at the poster and think that it could be edited to read "Isms are something you learn, not something you're born with" and I might add a poster to the teachers lounge that reads "Isms are something you teach, not something children are born with". Edgy? Perhaps but becoming uncomfortable is often the first step in change.
Many thanks to my Walden colleagues as we finish another course. I wish you a beautiful school year whether you welcome students to your classroom or send your own children back to school. Education really is a great hope for a socially just world.
Many thanks to my Walden colleagues as we finish another course. I wish you a beautiful school year whether you welcome students to your classroom or send your own children back to school. Education really is a great hope for a socially just world.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
I love your comment about isms. This is such a true statement and after taking this course I have really had a new outlook on the way that I think and also the way others comment. To children everyone is the same and we raise them to believe what we believe when really they should believe whatever their little hearts desire! Good luck to you on your upcoming school year and in your personal educational journey as well!
ReplyDeleteYou have posted a beautiful picture that captures the essence of unity and respect for diversity. I wish you much success in your professional and educational journey as we change the lives of families one child at a time.
ReplyDelete