Practicing Awareness of Microaggression

My experience with microaggression has been plenty. A memorial one is one that I witnessed. I don't know how many of you have been a server in a fast food restaurant. I was at this particular establishment and a group of black customers were walking up to the entrance of the door. I overheard one of the white servers say "here comes a groups of blacks, and you know that they do not tip well or at all."  I was curious to see what the outcome will be after the party had consumed their meal, and if the party left a tip. Well, the server was correct because the tip was very small for the time and service that she had provided. I felt bad because what the server said came true.

In my younger days, I took a job in Atlanta, GA. My co-workers played a joke on me when we went to a restaurant for lunch for my first pay check, and they all left the table to excuse themselves for the restroom, but they had left the restaurant and left me with the bill. I paid the bill, but then the server came running after me about the tip. I was never taught the amount of tip that you was supposed to leave. All I had ever seen was my parents or relatives would leave one or two dollars.

This was my first time experience with tipping, so I asked her how much. She told me about the 15% gratuity to the total bill. So I gave her the money for the tip, and I have been leaving the 15% gratuity, and if the service is outstanding a 20% gratuity every since. The stereotype is that most black people do not tip well or at all. I still see it today where blacks tip or not, but I have seen other races leave little or no tips for their servers as well, and then others leave the gratuity and a little more. When I am with my date, family members, or co-workers at a restaurant, I make sure the tip is at least 15% of the total bill.

Perspectives on Diversity and Culture

My colleagues responded to the definition of culture and diversity the following ways. Dr. Christian defined culture as fashion, ways, and lifestyles from different races and beliefs. Dr. Wilcox gave a more detail definition of culture. "It is what they believe, how they act, what they wear, what they listen to, and who they pray to." (Wilcox, 2019). She states culture defines a person from the inside out and make each of us unique.

Diversity was defined as a representation of multiple different cultures and races within a setting. Dr. Wilcox gave a more detailed description of diversity. "Diversity is a widespread representation of the ecletic mix that makes up the human race." (Wilcox, 2019). She speaks on not just focusing on just race, religion, or sexual orientation, but we should look at beliefs and values represented across all of the individuals within any group or organization. "Including variety in culures, ethnicities, socio economic status, religion, and sexual orientation an mutual understanding and respect for differences to grow and mature instead of distrust, fear and understanding." (Wilcox, 2019).

Dr. Christian and Dr. Wilcox perspectives and culture and diversity have given me more insight. I have not put to much input in using fashion when looking at culture. Dr. Wilcox defining a person from the inside out and that makes each of us a unique person in describing culture has never been given to much of thought. I will now implement fashion and the inside and out of a person when making my assumptions on culture.

Reference:

Wilcox. Dr. (2019). Wesleyan College.
Christian. Dr. (2019). Bibb County Board of Education.

Insights

Three small items that are to be taken are the Bible, Recipe Book, and family album. The Bible is the foundation of the Black community here in America. You cannot forget the homemade dishes that are passes down from families. The holidays are when your family's favorite dishes of dressing, custards, collard greens, chitlings, and sweet potatoes pie. My mother and sister makes homemade pizza, coconut cake, and fried chitlings. The family album is my third choice. My cousin posted a picture on facebook of me, my brothers and sisters, and her when we were outside playing in grandma's yard.  There are pictures of my grandpas, grand moms, great aunts, great uncles, and cousins.

African Culture begins in the 1600's when our ancestors were brought here. The Bible, Family Heritage, and Recipes, are the staples of the African American community. Many of my white friends are always asking me from dressing, custard and sweet potatoes pies during the holidays. I have learn one thing which is our cultures may be diverse, but food can bring us together.

When I Think of Research

Insights gained about research from this course are there are different ways of approaching research and doing research. Research should be of quality and must always be ethical, purposeful, well designed, transparent, contextualized, credible, careful, imaginative, and equitable. You learn about things doing research.

I have learned that when doing research that you must chose a topic that interest you. One must place his or her bias aside when doing research. Your research should do no harm to your research participants Your research should acknowledge your support, have theories or hypothesis, have a method of measurements of your research through questionaries and observations

Your research may use different methodology, be positivist, have interpretivist or postmodern paradigms, have quantitative or qualitative data approaches. One can use triangulation-use of multiple methods and approaches. You must select a topic that interet you when writing the final research topic. Your research should be informative, ethical, meaningful, persuasive, and significant.

Challenges encountered are to find professional sources through literary review. You can find periodicals, view colleagues research, institutional studies. You must have the consent of your research participants, and they must have the permission to leave the research when they want too Parents must approve in the research participants are minors. You must have approval from your institution or administration when doing the research. Research must be valid and reliable and there must be a true sampling of the research population.

My perceptions have changed of this course in that you can rely on your own decisions when doing research. The considerations of your research participants must be taken into account such as their well-being, safety, and willingness to be in the research. You must be a professional in your approach towards early childhood You must use credible resources. Your education in early childhood must be continuing through professional organizations, your peers, and the international community.

Research Around the World

The current research international topics in Australia are Gifted and talented: Inclusion and exclusion "Cathre Harrison raises awareness of the nature of giftedness and the learning and affective strengths and the learning and affective strengths and needs of young gifted children" (Harrison, 2016). Creativity and young children:Wondering, exploring, discovering, learning is "Thr book explores creativity as an essential part of early childhood, wit a focus on building early childhood educators's understanding of the features and values of creative process and their outcome" (Niland, 2016). Dreaming stories: A springboard for learning is "explaning the seasons, appreciating diversity in apperance, language, culture, encouraging cooperational investigating ideas through music, (Connor & Atkinson, 2016). Connecting with babies is "for all who are entrusted with the care of babies in their first year" (Fleer & Linke, 2016).

New insights gained were that there were programs for family daycare, parent education, outside school care hours, child and family centers, and programs and support service. Australia commitment to children's rights. The commitment to inclusion and Australia respect for the rights and aspirations of the families.

Other noteworthy information founded was the advocacy goals. The rights and well being of young children, the investment in early childhood increase annually in Australia, the increase public understanding and support of early childhood, and hiring a qualified, specialized, and skilled workforce. Ausrralia have a strong emphasis on the value of their program.

References:

Harrison, Cathre. (2016). Gifted and talented: Inclusion and exclusion.
Niland, Amanda. (2016). Creativity and young children: Wondering, exploring, discovering, learning.
Connor, Jenni & Atkinson, Geraldine. (2016) Dreaming stories: A springboard for learning.
Fleer, Marilyn & Linke, Pam. (2016). Connecting with babies.

Positive Example of Research

I came across a published research article concerning children that I would like to share with my colleagues. The article that I am going to discuss is the Safe Administration of measles vaccine to children allergic to eggs. The safety of administering the combined measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine to patients who are allergic to eggs has been debated for decades because of concern about potential anaphylaxis, since the live attenuated virus used in the vaccine is grown in cultured chick-embryo fibroblasts (James, Burks, Roberson, & Sampton).

There were 54 children who were allergic to eggs and they had not been previously vaccinated. The avearage age of these children were 18.5 months. The children were tested for allegeries, and the test were confirmed by skin tests. There were placebo-controlled food challenged test.

The 54 children were tested with positive results on skin testing with eggs. All 54 children received the MMR vaccine as a single subcutaneous injection, none had an immediate or delayed adverse reacton. It was concluded that all children received single dosed safely with allergies to eggs even those with hypersensitivity.

Reference:
James, Jm, Burks, Aw, Roberson, Pk, & Sampson, Ha. (1995). Safe Administration of measles       vaccine to children allergic to eggs.

Recess

My chosen topic for the simulation is recess. Why did I chose recess? "It taught me how to get along with others-whites, African-Americans (Scholastic, 2016). The lack of recess has caused children not to socialize in groups. There is a growing amount of obesity rates amoung young children. Recess let children burn off energy. Children are better focus when they are allowed to run around and swing on the monkey bars.

School systems started to cut back on recess in the 1980 to allow more instructional time. The decision on reces time is decided on the local level. The trend accelerated with the passage of the No Child Left Behind in 2001 and was particularly widespread in urban school with high number of children from marginalized populations (Jarett 2003: Roth et Al. Necs 2006). School reduce recess because of law suites from playgrounds injuries. Recess has been cut by academic pressure for more instructional time or as punishment.

I remember looking forward to recess when I was in school  Me and my friends would play on the swings, merry go round or the monkey bars. We would take turns on the swings, merry go round, and the monkey bars. Recess lets you form close relationship with members in your classroom and also you were able to make friends from different classes. The importance of recess can not be stressed enough.  "Free play helps to develop problem solving and critical thinking skills" (NAYEC 2009).

What are you thoughts on recess? Do you think that we should bring it back into our school? Studies show that by reducing recess have not increased academic scores. I have listed two of my resources for this blog and I would like to you do you have any insights or resources o this topic. Recess must be brought back into our classroom because it help open up children's mind and form bonds.

References:
Adams, Caralee. (2016). Recess Make Kids Smarter.
National Association Education of Young Children. (2009). Recess-It's Indispensable.