The first deeply felt lesson that I have taken to heart during my matriculation
at Walden University’s Early Childhood program
is to be aware of my own internal biases. Even without knowing it, we are
raised and learn some types of bias that we may not even realize. We have to
make ourselves aware of this so that it will not affect our decision making or
the way we treat others who are different.
A second deeply felt lesson that
I have learned is about
diverse culture. It is so important to
know and understand the cultures, family structures, religion and beliefs of
the children and families that we teach and care for. This will help us to
understand what is important to them and how we can better assist them. A third
deeply felt lesson I have learned is to not limit partnerships when looking at
a Community of Practice. When in a field of helping others, there should not be
any lengths to far to go in order for us to help other people. If we have to advocate and lobby to the President
of the United States, then that is how far we should be willing to go.
My long term goal is to complete the doctoral program in Early Childhood Education. I want to be able to make a difference and be an advocate for children that need a voice. I want to be the person that the children can trust and depend on and someone that they will see as a great inspiration, motivator, and role model.
I would like to thank all of my colleagues for the support, advice and experience that have been shared throughout this program. It was a great learning experience being able to draw from the knowledge of those that are already educators in the early childhood field. I pray for your continued success and professional growth for in the early childhood field. My quote to you is to” keep the passion fire lit in the early childhood field”.
My long term goal is to complete the doctoral program in Early Childhood Education. I want to be able to make a difference and be an advocate for children that need a voice. I want to be the person that the children can trust and depend on and someone that they will see as a great inspiration, motivator, and role model.
I would like to thank all of my colleagues for the support, advice and experience that have been shared throughout this program. It was a great learning experience being able to draw from the knowledge of those that are already educators in the early childhood field. I pray for your continued success and professional growth for in the early childhood field. My quote to you is to” keep the passion fire lit in the early childhood field”.
I would also like to thank Dr. Darragh for her guidance and corrective criticism in this course and throughout this program. You have given me valuable information that I can apply to my teaching practices in my classroom in the future. Because of your guidance I believe that I am now more confident that I can become an effective early childhood educator.
My favorite quotes are:
“No one has yet fully realized the wealth of sympathy, kindness and generosity
hidden in the soul of a child. The effort of every true education should be to
unlock that treasure." – Emma Goldman
"There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in
which it treats its children." – Nelson Mandela
Kiara, I wish you the best luck in your future endeavors. It has been a great pleasure throughout this journey working with you sharing ideas.
ReplyDeleteShovonne Little
Kiara
ReplyDeleteI love how all of your lessons interconnect in such an important way. I also would like to finish a Doctoral program here at Walden. I hope to start on May 4. I look forward to seeing you in a class. You are on the path to make great waves in the field of early childhood. When I later see your name in print I will be proud to say that I once collaborated with you in my studies.
It has been a great honor to get to know you this semester and I wish you the best of luck in your doctoral program. I thought about pursuing another degree but I think I need to take a break for a little while. I also agree that we need to make sure that we do away with internal biases that we may have because it will hurt us in the long run. Best of luck to you.
ReplyDeleteIt has been a great honor to get to know you this semester and I wish you the best of luck in your doctoral program. I thought about pursuing another degree but I think I need to take a break for a little while. I also agree that we need to make sure that we do away with internal biases that we may have because it will hurt us in the long run. Best of luck to you.
ReplyDeleteHi Kiara,
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that course work has gently required us to address the issues of bias service delivery and improvement to personal communication. The professors at Walden have been excellent in guiding our growth and role modeling communication and feedback. It has been nice to learn about your experiences. All the best with your future endeavours!
think that you are going to do a lot for this field. Cultures and diversity is something that I did not mention in my post but now reading yours it helped me to see that it is very important in this field. Learning about other cultures is key to success in this field because your classroom is usually pretty much diverse. So you always want to welcome all different backgrounds and I believe your classroom should reflect that.
ReplyDeleteGood Post, and Good Luck girl! :)
Kiara,
ReplyDeleteI very much agree with the lessons that you stated you have learned, Recognizing our own biases is so important in order to successfully work with all the diverse families and staff you come in contact with. I applaud you for going forth for your doctorate, and I wish you luck. It was great having the opportunity to work with you during this course and wish you all the best in the future.