One hope that I have when I think about working with children from diverse backgrounds is that we work closer with families to truly determine how their families culture and traditions can be represented in the classroom. Rather than stock our classrooms with things and approaches that we determine represent their diversity that we take all of our cues from the family.
One goal I would like to set is that I as an early childhood professional can create more opportunities for families to get involved in the classroom. Parents are a child's first teacher, however so many of the families that we work with don't believe this to be true. I want to work to empower them to feel like a strong and able voice at the table.
Dear Colleagues,
Thank you for a wonderful 8 weeks. This has been a challenging and at times exhausting course. As we near this special Holiday may each of you be blessed and full of Joy. I am wishing you well in your future studies and hope to bump in to you in future course work.
Sincerely,
Heather Merrill
I agree that we need to create more opportunities for families to be involved in the classroom. I hope that you are able to succeed with this and to share the your ideas with others as many programs struggle with this.
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ReplyDeleteI enjoed reading your posts in this course. I hope you are successful in you journey to getting your masters.