Professional Hopes and Goals

I hope that all early childhood professionals will be respectful of all children and their families who are of a diverse background that is different from their own ethnicity or race.  Young children do not see people as a color but as a person and it is important that the adults in their life does not tarnish that image with any biases.  The goal that I am seeking for the early childhood field is to teach professionals in the field how to work with children of diversity whether it is race, gender, disability, or same-sex families.  I had 2 teachers this week to come and ask me for advice on how to deal with a child who they feel has signs of autism.  They admitted that they do not have the training on how to work with the child and needing some guidance.  These teachers have been in the field for over 5 years and felt that their college education was not enough.  These are issues that our professionals are dealing with in the classroom and they need trainings instead of waiting on outside help.  The child deserve teachers who are trained in working with him.  The equity and social justice is in preparing our teachers better for the classroom.

I would like to thank all of my colleagues who have posted comments to my blogs durning this course on Diversity and Equity.  Your support in providing me with positive outlook on how I view diversity has motivated me to provide the very best for our young children.  I wish you all the very best as you continue to pursue your degree in early childhood education.  God Bless!