Reflecting on Learning

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