Week 8

Professional Hopes and Goals

 

            My professional experience I learned from this course is to be able to effectively use these strategies to enable me to work with my children and their families of diversity background. I learned as an educator I must be able to put my feeling aside and be able to educate all of my students regardless of their culture beliefs. What I also gained from this course is learning to appreciate others differences. I learned that when children feel safe and nurture in our classroom environment it encourage them to want to learn. I learned it is also important as educator not only teaching our students to value others difference but to appreciate where they come from. I believe that when children appreciate their culture beliefs it encourage them to feel nothing is impossible if they set their hearts and mind to it.

            As for my professional goals I will continue to strive to be successful educator who believes in her students. As well as support their differences (culture, gender, race and etc).  I will not always my bias opinion effect the way I enact with my students and their families, but instead continue to have a positive relationship with my families so that each and every child that enter in my classroom will have a chance at receiving a good education.

Finally, I would like to thanks each and every one of my classmates from giving me feedback on each assignment it was greatly appreciated. I will continue to strive at doing my very best because of our discussions each week. Good luck to everyone as you continue your education here at Walden University!!!



Week 7

FAMILIES AROUND THE WORLD

 

 

The country I chose was Bolivia is considered to economically the poorest area of South America. Bolivia also shares borders with Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, Chile and Peru. Their official language is Spanish.  Also the education system in Bolivia is very poor because they only have school from February to November.

To better services this family from Bolivia into our program, I will make sure that I am very well informed with my culture responsive. In the following way.

·        First I would make sure I do a very massive research on this country. For example, find out what are some of their culture beliefs. I would even discuss some similarities of my culture beliefs with these families. I would also seek to find some pictures/items to display into my classroom to help make them to feel even more comfortable.

·        I would even seek out other resources such as maybe a support groups to help make their transition go smoothly. I think this is an important fact because it is very hard on anyone to move or transition to an unfamiliar place not knowing what to expect. And also you don’t not often speak the same language this call cause a lot of stress for the family.

·        Finally, because I don’t speak Spanish. I would have someone at hand that can translate to the family what my expectation as a teacher to help make sure that their child will receive a good education. I will also make myself available after hours to help the family with any concerns pertaining to their child education while they are enrolled in our program.

 

Week 6

 

 

 

The Personal Side of Bias, Prejudice, and Oppression

 

            An incident I remember associated with bias, prejudice, and oppression when I was in 6^th grade. My friends and I were going swimming in the community pool.  As we enter the pool there was a group of girls (white). They were laughing and having fun so my friends and I decided to joy them. Because we knew them all of us attended  the same school plus we all played together before. I noticed one of the young ladies leaving the pool as we enter.  Then she motions to her friends to do the same thing. So I went up to the young ladies thinking maybe there was something in the pool, and ask what was wrong.  The one who first got out of the pool stated to me, “we don’t swim in the pool with black people”. I asked her why she felt that way.  She looks at me and said that’s just the way it is.

            I remember going home telling my mother and grandmother about what had happen. I even asked my mom why my friend felt that way. She stated to me sometime people attend to look at other differently. When they feel they are more dominant and because of our race, that’s when I learned what discriminate was. I never really paid attention to my friend’s race or gender all I care about was we were friends.  My mother and grandmother always raised my siblings and me to appreciate and accept people for who they were. However, when I experienced that type of behavior from my friend, it leads me to believe that people are stereotyping me because of my race.  Even though I enjoyed hanging out with my friends (white) I never played with her again. Not because I was angry but because I felt like she was never my friend. Also because she saw color in our friendship and I didn’t.