I was strolling through my facebook, and I came across this story. A neighbor called the police on a little white girl in 3rd grade who wrote "Black Lives Matter" on a quiet neighborhood street. In our readings a child knows when someone is being treated unfairly, and Mira Acklin a nine year old white girl decided to make a difference. She says "She does not have a loud voice", but black and white people should be treated the same, and this is why she wrote "Black lives Matter on her street in chalk art.
There was one neighbor who complained, and she called the police. The police told Mira that she should keep up her idea and when the rain washes it away that she should write it again. Mira's mother is supporting her, and most of her neighbors are too. One black father brought his daughter to help Mira for support, and his daughter joined in the writing to support "Black Lives Matter." Mira says she would keep doing it again and again until its get bigger. The eyes of our children have so much value to do what is right.
Mira says people of color should not have to feel bad because of their skin color. There is hope to break the cycle of racism among the different races. We as early childhood educators must find Mira in our female students of different races, and we must support them, and we need to be their voice when needed to right the wrongs of racism. Mira did not have a loud voice, but she used chalk art on her street to be her voice. The police came and her whole body was shaking but that did not stop her. She could not understand why people hate one another because of their skin color. A third grader voiced her opinion on how she feel. Myra says I am going to make it bigger and bigger, and I am going to do it all over and over again.
Resource
Black Lives Matter, 2020. ABC 16 News Video
Saturday, June 27, 2020
Thursday, June 25, 2020
Reflecting on Learning
My most passionate goal in Early Childhood Education is to be the change in my classroom and community, but most important is to make a difference in every child's life that I come into contact with in my classroom. Less than one hour ago, I had a conversation with my friend who owns a Chinese restaurant. She is worried about the start of school, and she is most worried about the safety of her child, and how her child will be received by her classmates because of her Chinese heritage. Her little girls has allergies, and she is very worried about the health of her child when in classroom classes begin.
I was thinking as an early childhood educator how would I approach this problem. The course has taught us that the fear of difference is what causes problems in our society. Some children parents has taught them to be prejudice against people. We must unlearn children and ourselves our biases which we have towards certain group of people. I asked my friend did she know that the school is offering online schooling for the 2020-2021 school year. There are many school administrators and teachers who visit her restaurant for our community, and I told her to call the elementary school and to ask the school how does she enroll her daughter into the online classes for the school year.
She is worried about her child being teased about CONVID-19 because of her child's heritage. I would tell her to use her contacts with her child's school system to use persona dolls both in the classroom and the online classes to teach the children that teasing or becoming physical with someone of Asian heritage is wrong. I would use an Asian doll to express to the class how his or her feelings are being hurt because of the racial remarks and physical harm that he or she has received because people have blamed CONVID-19 culture. This course has taught us that children know right from wrong, and they will work together to do what is right.
I have really enjoyed being in this class. You are now family to me and not just classmates. I hope we continue to grow together in the early childhood field, and we continue to share our experiences in the classroom to help each of us become better educators. Yes, I will apply some of your recommendations that you are using in your classrooms in how to communicate with my students, coworkers, and my student's family members. Open communication, the education and the welfare of the child, and building relationships with the family members will be the foundation of my classroom.
I was thinking as an early childhood educator how would I approach this problem. The course has taught us that the fear of difference is what causes problems in our society. Some children parents has taught them to be prejudice against people. We must unlearn children and ourselves our biases which we have towards certain group of people. I asked my friend did she know that the school is offering online schooling for the 2020-2021 school year. There are many school administrators and teachers who visit her restaurant for our community, and I told her to call the elementary school and to ask the school how does she enroll her daughter into the online classes for the school year.
She is worried about her child being teased about CONVID-19 because of her child's heritage. I would tell her to use her contacts with her child's school system to use persona dolls both in the classroom and the online classes to teach the children that teasing or becoming physical with someone of Asian heritage is wrong. I would use an Asian doll to express to the class how his or her feelings are being hurt because of the racial remarks and physical harm that he or she has received because people have blamed CONVID-19 culture. This course has taught us that children know right from wrong, and they will work together to do what is right.
I have really enjoyed being in this class. You are now family to me and not just classmates. I hope we continue to grow together in the early childhood field, and we continue to share our experiences in the classroom to help each of us become better educators. Yes, I will apply some of your recommendations that you are using in your classrooms in how to communicate with my students, coworkers, and my student's family members. Open communication, the education and the welfare of the child, and building relationships with the family members will be the foundation of my classroom.
Saturday, June 20, 2020
Impacts on Early Emotional Development
I choose the country of Belize from Latin America. This country is a frequent vacation site for some of my friends. They are always talking about the beaches. One of my friends loves the cigars. I have never really heard them talk about the culture of the people. I am planning on visiting this country one day. I hope to visit the neighborhoods, and I hope that I get to learn the culture of the people.
In my readings The Belizean children have a high poverty rate. The mortality rate is 18 out of every 1000 babies dies. There is a poor mortality rate. 27% of the schools have contaminated drinking water. Only 55% have access to quality early childhood education. Only 24% of the fathers support their children while the children are growing up. 65% of the mothers are there for their children in the early childhood years. Children ages 1-14 experience physical and psychological abuse from their parents or guardians.
These children are now facing cyber bullying or exploitation by adults online. Children will not have had no one to prove them a safe, caring, and protective environment. There are fewer role models for them to follow, and their teachers, parents, or guardians will not have the necessary tools to provide them a strong foundation of early childhood education. There is a lack of nutrition which causes stunted growth in some children. Children are losing their love ones to accidents diabetes, gang violence, heart disease and aids.
A personal and professional reflection is that I as an educator must invest time and effort to get to know my students and their families. I must visit their cultures, and I must bring their cultures into my classroom. I must get to know the family members by having an open and respectful relationship with them. I must listen to their suggestions even if I don't agree with them. I must find a way to come to an agreement with the family members to provide a sound educational foundation for their child.
In my readings The Belizean children have a high poverty rate. The mortality rate is 18 out of every 1000 babies dies. There is a poor mortality rate. 27% of the schools have contaminated drinking water. Only 55% have access to quality early childhood education. Only 24% of the fathers support their children while the children are growing up. 65% of the mothers are there for their children in the early childhood years. Children ages 1-14 experience physical and psychological abuse from their parents or guardians.
These children are now facing cyber bullying or exploitation by adults online. Children will not have had no one to prove them a safe, caring, and protective environment. There are fewer role models for them to follow, and their teachers, parents, or guardians will not have the necessary tools to provide them a strong foundation of early childhood education. There is a lack of nutrition which causes stunted growth in some children. Children are losing their love ones to accidents diabetes, gang violence, heart disease and aids.
A personal and professional reflection is that I as an educator must invest time and effort to get to know my students and their families. I must visit their cultures, and I must bring their cultures into my classroom. I must get to know the family members by having an open and respectful relationship with them. I must listen to their suggestions even if I don't agree with them. I must find a way to come to an agreement with the family members to provide a sound educational foundation for their child.
Saturday, June 13, 2020
The Sexualization of Early Childhood
Our early childhood children are bombarded with sexualization. Young children are facing increasing pressure in school from their peers. There are images of sexualization in pictures which they see in magazines. Television shows are providing sexualization, and young children are having pornographic material showing up on their computer screens or tablets. Educators are becoming under more pressure to teach young children about sexualization early.
One example of sexualization is having young girls in early childhood appear in beauty pageants. These children should be learning how to communicate with their fellow peers instead of worrying about am I pretty enough, or am I to skinny or to fat to be in a beauty pageant. I have a friend who have her daughter appears in these pageants. The first time I saw the daughter as she was leaving to go to a show was a shocker. Here was the eight years old young girl, and she was dressed up as an adult. The make up, the manicured nails, and the dresses she was wearing to me was sexualizing this young girl.
This will have an impact on children. There are to many children wondering are they pretty enough.
Young children are worrying about their weight. Am I to skinny? Am I to fat? Am I pretty enough? Educators must let each child that he or she are unique and that he or she are beautiful in his or her own way. We have to let children be children, but we must teach them about sexualization because they will become curious about it because of the scenes on television, magazines, or computers.
Early childhood educators can address the children by speaking on the dangers of interacting with strangers on social media and the public. We must teach our children to tell us if other children or adults touch them in their private areas. Parents are to dress their children appropriate for their age. Children should be taught that it is okay when they classmates have two moms or two dads. Early childhood educators can use the persona dolls to help children deal with sexualization to address any questions are concerns which the children might have.
One example of sexualization is having young girls in early childhood appear in beauty pageants. These children should be learning how to communicate with their fellow peers instead of worrying about am I pretty enough, or am I to skinny or to fat to be in a beauty pageant. I have a friend who have her daughter appears in these pageants. The first time I saw the daughter as she was leaving to go to a show was a shocker. Here was the eight years old young girl, and she was dressed up as an adult. The make up, the manicured nails, and the dresses she was wearing to me was sexualizing this young girl.
This will have an impact on children. There are to many children wondering are they pretty enough.
Young children are worrying about their weight. Am I to skinny? Am I to fat? Am I pretty enough? Educators must let each child that he or she are unique and that he or she are beautiful in his or her own way. We have to let children be children, but we must teach them about sexualization because they will become curious about it because of the scenes on television, magazines, or computers.
Early childhood educators can address the children by speaking on the dangers of interacting with strangers on social media and the public. We must teach our children to tell us if other children or adults touch them in their private areas. Parents are to dress their children appropriate for their age. Children should be taught that it is okay when they classmates have two moms or two dads. Early childhood educators can use the persona dolls to help children deal with sexualization to address any questions are concerns which the children might have.
Monday, June 8, 2020
Evaluating Impacts on Professional Practice
I get so frustrated sometimes when I here adults and children call members of their race names because they are not financially sound as they are. Black people called each other house slave or field slave because the house slaves want to be around the more affluent whites, and the field slaves wants to build their community. I hear more affluent white people calling less wealthy white people trailer trash. Why don't we get over this instead of tearing each other down is to build one another up.
When I first moved to Atlanta suburbs the county my brother and I moved into a county was over 90% white. Yes, we experience racism, but most of the people there were welcoming. One of my fond memories was this older white gentleman like a grandfather use to come to the grocery store every week. We started up a friendship, and he expounded wisdom to me, and yes he told me the areas of the county to stay away from because of my race. He taught me about life, business, and how to treat people with respect. He was not a business but just a gentlemen who had supported his family through farming. I will bring this experience into my classroom.
My students will be taught to love and respect one another. In my class we are not going to care about the neighborhood you are from, your bank accounts, or your fancy cloths. My students will be taught to help one another in the areas each student is weak end. We will my sure all races, sexual orientation, gender, and disabilities will be welcome. In the end it is not about your wealth, but it will be about how many lives have you changed for the better, and were you will to make a difference in a person's life even though they are not of your race, culture, or financial standing.
When I first moved to Atlanta suburbs the county my brother and I moved into a county was over 90% white. Yes, we experience racism, but most of the people there were welcoming. One of my fond memories was this older white gentleman like a grandfather use to come to the grocery store every week. We started up a friendship, and he expounded wisdom to me, and yes he told me the areas of the county to stay away from because of my race. He taught me about life, business, and how to treat people with respect. He was not a business but just a gentlemen who had supported his family through farming. I will bring this experience into my classroom.
My students will be taught to love and respect one another. In my class we are not going to care about the neighborhood you are from, your bank accounts, or your fancy cloths. My students will be taught to help one another in the areas each student is weak end. We will my sure all races, sexual orientation, gender, and disabilities will be welcome. In the end it is not about your wealth, but it will be about how many lives have you changed for the better, and were you will to make a difference in a person's life even though they are not of your race, culture, or financial standing.
Sunday, June 7, 2020
Evaluating Impacts on Professional Practice
I had a Hispanic friend tell me of his experiences of working as a day laborer in Atlanta, GA. There are two experiences that stuck out to me. One was when he was pick up for a job, but the men who chose him had no intentions of offering him a job, but they want to take him to a place where they could harm him physically because of his Hispanic heritage. The second is when he was returning from a job, and he was walking on his way home, and he was robbed of his day wages. The first incident was done by whites and the second incident was done by other hispanics.
I was thinking how could I insert these scenarios into my classroom discussion with my students and their family members. I think the persona dolls would be very useful in these scenarios. There will be dolls for the good people of different races, and the bad people of different races. I will teach my students and their family members that there are more good people out there than bad, and people actions not words will tell you of their true character. I would ask them to think of incidences in their community where they have experience violence inside and outside of their community, and how did they resolve it.
I would have different role models speak in person such as police offices telling the students and their parents that the risk is very low of these types of incidences happening to them. I will ask my students how would they protect their communities and home with their parents help and would they ask for help from people outside their community. I will bring my personal experiences into the classroom by using persona dolls of my experiences in dealing with racism. I will teach them to stand for what is right, do not stand for what is wrong, and you should respect both the similarities and differences among people of different cultures of race, gender, social class, abilities, and sexual orientation.
I was thinking how could I insert these scenarios into my classroom discussion with my students and their family members. I think the persona dolls would be very useful in these scenarios. There will be dolls for the good people of different races, and the bad people of different races. I will teach my students and their family members that there are more good people out there than bad, and people actions not words will tell you of their true character. I would ask them to think of incidences in their community where they have experience violence inside and outside of their community, and how did they resolve it.
I would have different role models speak in person such as police offices telling the students and their parents that the risk is very low of these types of incidences happening to them. I will ask my students how would they protect their communities and home with their parents help and would they ask for help from people outside their community. I will bring my personal experiences into the classroom by using persona dolls of my experiences in dealing with racism. I will teach them to stand for what is right, do not stand for what is wrong, and you should respect both the similarities and differences among people of different cultures of race, gender, social class, abilities, and sexual orientation.
Saturday, June 6, 2020
Evaluating Impacts on Professional Practice
Wow! I have been at the post office and there have been times when a white person or persons would wait until I walk into the post office and return to my vehicle before they would exit their cars since Convid-19 started. Today, I was returning home riding through a small country town, and this white police officer followed behind me for a while. I am thinking what have I done because I am driving the speed limit, and what I am going to do, or how I am going to react if this policeman pull me over with all that is going on right now.
I have learn not to react to racial comments or actions unless they become threatening to me or the people around me. I think what I would do with the students and their families is to do a role with persona dolls where I will play out the experience with them, and I would ask them how would they have reacted and what would you have done to try to diffuse the situation. I would use the persona dolls to help the students, and I would have different persona dolls of the different races and persona dolls of different jobs such as policemen/women.
I know that I must keep my personal bias to myself, and I must show my students and their family members how to deal positive with racism that I have experience. The post office experience where I would teach them that you can not control other people reactions or feelings towards you, but you can control you feelings and reactions towards them. I have come to know that sometimes no reaction or to walk away is the answer to a situation. I would ask the family members to describe some of their experiences with racism and how they dwelt with it. I will ask them how have they taught their children to deal with racism.
I have learn not to react to racial comments or actions unless they become threatening to me or the people around me. I think what I would do with the students and their families is to do a role with persona dolls where I will play out the experience with them, and I would ask them how would they have reacted and what would you have done to try to diffuse the situation. I would use the persona dolls to help the students, and I would have different persona dolls of the different races and persona dolls of different jobs such as policemen/women.
I know that I must keep my personal bias to myself, and I must show my students and their family members how to deal positive with racism that I have experience. The post office experience where I would teach them that you can not control other people reactions or feelings towards you, but you can control you feelings and reactions towards them. I have come to know that sometimes no reaction or to walk away is the answer to a situation. I would ask the family members to describe some of their experiences with racism and how they dwelt with it. I will ask them how have they taught their children to deal with racism.
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