I hope that all early childhood teachers provide a classroom environment and experiences in which children's diversity can be celebrated. Children and families culture and identities should be welcomed, honored, and celebrated.
My goal is to instill a passion for discovering culture and identity in the professionals that I teach. Because culture has become one of my strong passions over the last few years, I include aspects of culture within every workshop I design. It is vital that teachers see how culture and identity affects how children communicate and learn.
I want to send out a note of thanks to all my peers on this journey. You have played an important role in my learning and discovery over the past eight weeks. I wish you the best of luck and continued discovery on your academic and professional journey.
Rebecca,
ReplyDeleteYour goal of discovering culture and identity is very crucial especially these days that it seems that our cultures are fast being eroded as most of our children are no longer being taught according to the family culture depicting family norms and values. Thoughtful post!