Over
the past several weeks I feel my knowledge of diversity, equity, and social
justice has changed for the better. It has been a wonderful experience learning
and gaining insight on how diversity and social identities and how these
factors contribute to the overall balance and relationship of staff and parent,
professional and professional, and professionals and children. I am able to see
now that how I identify myself and my family’s culture background influences
the professional I am today. Although I feel as if I gained so much useful
information I do feel that with my continued education here at Walden
University and also with the motivation of faculty and peers that I will
continue to grow and one day have a magnitude of knowledge to better serve those
around me.
It
is my hope that one day policy makers and the government will notice and do
something about and beneficial to the early childhood education field and the
many diverse families we as professionals serve. I hope that they can see the
importance of inclusion for all children and families and make sure that early
childhood centers, organizations, staff, and families are given the necessary
resources to build a strong nation of healthy and bright children, regardless
of sex, religion, socioeconomic class, orientation, ability and etc. If I was
given the opportunity to set one goal related to early childhood and diversity,
equity, and social justice, it would be to educate families and professionals
on different ways to promote healthy inclusion for all families and make sure they are aware of different
mechanisms they could do to promote equity and social justice for all, and also
make sure all early childhood education organizations have the necessary tools
to integrate those diverse families smoothly, efficiently, and most important
respectfully.
I would like to say CONGRATULATIONS, to all of my
classmates and group mates for making it this far in their learning and thank
you to all for all of your insight, words of encouragement, and weekly responses,
I truly appreciate you each and every one of you. I wish you all the best and
please remember that the best is yet to come and let’s get out there and impact
the world one young learner at a time. Best of luck to you all!!!!
I have always said, I wish the policy makers would realize how important it is to provide preschool education to all children and stop cutting teachers. I have enjoyed reading your blogs and your discussion. Good luck to you in your future classes and hope you will be in many more of my classes.
ReplyDeleteSha'Keema,
ReplyDeleteI love your hopes and goal. It is very important that we keep the children and their families the center of our practice. I think our policy makers need to spend some time inside our centers to see the positive contributions this field is making to better our world. Thanks for all your support and I wish you the best of luck in your next class!
Victoria Leming
Sha'Keema,
ReplyDeleteYour hopes and goals are strong and powerful. The government only understands academics, which means it truly does not understand young children. I hope Preschool education for all children does not come at a cost to childhood. We have to find a way to ensure society values play as much as it values academics.
Good luck in all of your future courses, we're almost there!
Sha'Keema, thanks for all of your deep,interesting, and committed posts. I have appreciated the information that you have provided for us as classmates. Good luck in all you do!!!!
ReplyDeleteHere here Sha'Keema,
ReplyDeleteI'm with you, if we can get policy makers to see the importance in early childhood we've come a long way. We'll just keep fighting, right?
Thank you for you great posts and incite, and best of luck to you.
ShaKeema,
ReplyDeleteThanks for a great semester! At the beginning of a course I am always a little timid, because I never want to get to know new people. I am happy to say that at the end of this course, i am grateful for the opportunity I had to work along with you.
I am better because of the contributions you have made to this course during these weeks. Thank you and I hope that you will continue to let your life be a life of service to your students.
Nadia.