Hope
My
passionate hope for my future as an early childhood professional is to always
have an open mind and heart, and to always focus on the whole child. “Young
children need caring adults to help them construct a positive sense of self and
respectful understanding of others (Derman-Sparks & Edwards, 2010, p.11).
As an early childhood professional I have the opportunity to help children
flourish while finding their own unique strengths and identity. I want every
child in my classroom to feel as if he/she belongs, is respected, and is
valued. We can all learn from each other. I want my children to know that they
are okay “just the way they are”. My hope for the children and families with
whom I work or will work with is for them to feel that they are not treated
based on their differences. I want them to know that I value their economic
class, gender, racial identity, culture, language, and ability as strengths not
faults. I want families to feel that they are a part of my classroom community
and that we have a partnership for the success of their children.
Thank-You
I
would like to thank all my colleagues for sharing experiences, beliefs, and
opinions during this eight-week course. I have enjoyed getting to know all of
you through blogs and discussion board postings. Your professionalism and commitment to the early childhood
field is evident. Reading your blogs and discussions encouraged me to reflect
on the course materials along with my own personal experiences. Thank you for
allowing me to learn alongside you during this course. I wish you all the best
of luck as you finish your Master’s program and become an anti-bias early
childhood professional!
References
Derman-Sparks,
L., & Olsen Edwards, J. (2010). Anti-bias
education for young children and ourselves. Washington, DC: NAEYC.
Thank you Staci! I enjoyed reading all you posts. I hope that you will achieve any goals that you have set for yourself through your journey! Also, I wish you the best of luck on completing your Master's program as well.
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ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your hope for the future is so amazing, and I know with the things we have taken from this course and our own findings there is no doubt that you will be able to do everything you set your mind to in this field. I want to thank you for your posts throughout the course I have truly learned something from the insights you have and very thorough responses. I wish you all the best in your career and future endeavors in the field.
Hi Staci,
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing with us every week. Each post was a window to how you viewed each topic. Each of your blogs were insightful and uplifting!!! I wish you the best!! I hope to work with you again in the future.
Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts and comments with the class!! I wish you much success in the remainder of the courses in finishing our degree!
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