Professional Hopes and Goals

When working with children and families who come from diverse backgrounds, I will do the best I can to not make them feel out of place or culturally misunderstood. My hope is that by modeling acceptance of diversity, they also gain respect for different cultures and embrace diversity in a positive way. Just as adults, children vary widely in their modes of interacting and preferred learning styles. want to  respect and value diversity by doing the opposite. One goal I would like to set for the early childhood field related to issues of diversity, equity, and social justice is that I would want to hold workshops discuss these topics with families and at the college where I work. I want to also instill these values in students that are attending a higher education institution so that they also can go into their own centers. Instead of ignoring diversity, I By reading my colleagues blog posts and in class discussions for this course, I am glad to know that in communities aside from mine, educators will be instilling respect for diversity in children. I want to thank my colleagues for their constructive discussion and blog posts. I have copied and pasted them on my desktop every week to continue to self reflect on issues of equity and social justice. I am glad that the shared vision of a society of cultural acceptance is shared by many around the nation.