"Discussion 2: Connecting to History and Theory"

I have always had love the little people, who like to call toddlers.  It gives me joy watching them learn to become independent.  Pursuing a graduate degree in education allow me to help motivate children to develop and grow.  Therefore, I believe a well-planned curriculum can provide passion in building a sense of developmental skills toward motivating young children to learn.  It is also important to promote a healthy learning environment that provides a positive academic outcome.  Historically viewed as supporting the education of young children; today it is recognized that the care and education of young children are inseparable (Public Early Childhood Education, Laureate Education (Producer). (2015d).

Young children developing a healthy educational skill will help them to succeed in life.  Education will be very beneficial throughout adulthood.  As well as, contribute to their social/emotional skills to help with a young child’s individual personality.  The Early childhood educational program will also improve their communication skills with a continuous high-quality curriculum.  The program must provide different ways of challenging their social, emotional, cognitive and physical developmentally appropriate skills; such as developing and examine theoretical models of early child growth, development, and learning (Research/Academia, Laureate Education (Producer). (2015d).

Reference

Laureate Education (Producer). (2015d). Early childhood education history and theory [Interactive media]. Baltimore, MD: Author.

Discussion 1: What Does It Mean to Be an Early Childhood Professional?

Caring and compassion are essential in the early childhood profession; as well as of having the necessary awareness and skills needed to become an active professional.  It is also imperative to recognize the importance of developing a high-quality program that will enhance developmentally appropriate practice to create continue learning.  In fact, early childhood professionals continually observe a child’s play and interaction in a physical environment and others, we learn about each child’s interests, abilities, and developmental progress (Accessing EC research, naeyc.org).  Therefore, young children can learn the fundamentals of a healthy early childhood educational social and emotional skills. 

As an early childhood professional, we must be able to work in a diverse environment.  They must support various ways of providing the needs for different characteristics of diverse learning for young children and their families.  Professionals also assist with challenges children face during the early years of their life.  A child’s skills are strengthening with a well-planned curriculum that young children can help a positive outcome.  Being an early childhood professional, provide quality care and education for young children, as well as recognizing and improving the educational environment for children to achieve.  As a result, of a culture already installed was greatly intensified toward new levels of monitoring and regulation (Stearns, p. 48, 2009).

Reference

National Association for the Education of Young Children. (2005a). Accessing EC research. Retrieved from http://www.naeyc.org/resources/research/accessing

Stearns, P. N. (2009). Analyzing the role of culture in shaping American childhood: A twentieth-century case. European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 6(1), 34–52.

Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

“Professional Hopes and Goals”

I hope to make available to every child the opportunity to experience other diverse backgrounds by interacting with other children to learning their individuals’ ethnicities.  It is also important to create an environment where children can gain a sense of well-being and learn a young child’s diversities traditional upbringing.  Consequently, working with young children and their families, learning more about their culturally diverse backgrounds will help me meet the needs of every child becoming successful in the classroom. 

A goal that I would like to set for an early childhood with issues of diversity, equity, and social justice is to gain a better understanding of children and families of a diverse culture to help the to learn how to adjust to diversity and equality.  Children will learn to become successful with their various strengths, abilities, interests and cultural practices if they understand and better supported by professionals.  Louise Derman-Sparks, “and I think that a lot of the knowledge we've learned from the work in early childhood education around diversity and equity issues, particularly sort of the developmental issues--art can also be useful to people in other aspects of social justice work (Laureate Education, 2011)”.  As a result, of professionals building a child’s knowledge in the classroom mainly that will provide benefits for teaching them about their cultural histories.  

To my dear instructor and colleagues, we have been working together and gained a lot of educational experiences in this course.  I would like to take this time to thank you all for the opportunities that we’ve shared in this class.  I wish you all the best and send my blessing with your endeavors.

Reference

Video: Laureate Education (Producer). (2011). Diversity and equity work: Lessons learned [Video file]. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu

“Welcoming Families From Around the World”

The name of “your” family’s country of origin

Belize - County           BH – FIPS Code        Belmopan – Capitol

Five ways in which I would prepare myself to become culturally responsive towards the family in the scenario are:  being able to create a personalized interaction with personalities in their families; continuous cultivate and use language of greetings and the main expressions in the family primary language; always attempt to provide accommodations needed for each person; educate myself about each family member’s dynamics of identity and how they feel about the history of diverse groups.

Optimistically, these preparations will benefit both me and the family by discovering some regions.  Therefore, the information will help move frontward in becoming familiar with and appreciating diversity in each person.  As well as understanding, reviewing, chatting with others will provide the capabilities of additional cultural groups that I can redesign our setting of orientation. As a result, my provision of and reply to society that we help will be more suitable and efficient. 

Belize and the United States belong to a number of the same international organizations, including the UN, Organization of American States, International Monetary Fund, World Bank, and World Trade Organization.

Reference

"Belize - U.S. Department of State." Insert Name of Site in Italics. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Dec. 2014   http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/1955.htm

"The Personal Side of Bias, Prejudice, and Oppression"

Unfortunately, just about everyone has experienced bias, prejudice, and /or oppression.  Society as a whole are sometimes are afraid to address these issues because of the destruction it may cause.  People may become victims of stereotyping which leaves me sorrowful.  According to Derman-Sparks & Edwards, 2010, “internalized oppression is a feeling or belief that the negative messages are true”.  People are often biased against others outside of their social group, showing prejudice (emotional bias), stereotypes (cognitive bias), and discrimination (behavioral bias).  Therefore, it is vital to creating an educational environment that reflects the diversity of different groups to turn this incident into an opportunity for greater equity.  “Invisibility erases identity and experience; visibility affirms reality” (Derman-Sparks & Edwards, 2010).

Reference

Derman-Sparks, L., & Edwards, J. O. (2010). Anti-bias education for young children and ourselves. Washington, DC: National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).

"Practicing Awareness of Microaggressions"

There are many people who sexual preference differ from others.  An intimate relationship involves physical attraction between people both the same sex and the opposite sex.  Love is the attraction that connects two people.  Nearly all relationships encounters are prone to microaggressions; unfortunately, in this humanity, racism continues to pestilence the world about same-sex relationships.  Therefore, it would be significant to understand the historical and present societal definition of different forms of sexual orientation. 

It is disastrous, that in today’s culture people with a homosexual or bisexual orientation have been denounced whether intentional or unintentional behavior.  Nevertheless, lesbian, gay and bisexual people will deal with bias, discrimination and violence in today’s society and, in some cases, in their some families, schools and communities.  It is imperative to comprehend that people are sensitive to their cultural briefs and value diverse cultural.  No one is born racist but no one born into this society is immune to its distortions, interwoven into all aspects of life (Margles, S & Margles, R.M., 2010).

Reference

Margles, S., & Margles, R. M. (2010). Inverting racism's distortions. Our Schools/Our Selves, 19(3), 137--149.  http://ezp.waldenulibrary.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ehh&AN=51372248&site=ehost-live&scope=site

“Perspectives on Diversity and Culture”

Culture is the point that the concepts, senses, beliefs and values people learn as supporters of the society determines human nature.  They also refer to culture as increasing knowledge, experience, religion concepts on the universe, and a group of people of different generations.   Diversity is the understanding of individual being unique and is aware of their individual differences.  Diversity known as individuals or groups of demographic and philosophical differences created of humanity.


Cultural and diversity have different perspectives such as cognitive and language development; cognitive and language development in imperative, since children learn how to express their feelings, their cognitive will development fast.   There are many ways that cultural differences are taught to young children. Everything we do tells children about how we see the world and what we think of others (Levy, 1994).  As a result, of a child’s cognitive skills become well, they will better understand different cultural beliefs.   

The course discusses national, social, and cultural issues, regarding a critical perspective which will provide a better understanding of living.  Some aspects of culture and diversity are mislaid, such as people do being educated.   Some cultures may have concerns with race, ethnicity, age, and gender in a culturally diverse group without knowing about the different culture beliefs. Some people definitions of culture and diversity influences deals with various values, abilities, concerns and reservations.

Reference

Levy, A. (1994). Children's understanding and attitudes about people from other countries. Unpublished master's thesis. University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH.

My Family Culture

“A Major Catastrophe”

*A description of the three items you would choose:

Natural catastrophic events can be volcanoes, earthquakes, and hurricanes.

*How you would explain to others what each of these items means to you:

Major natural catastrophic events have a significant effect on living things that are on the planet.  All God's creatures grow individually in a potentially dangerous zone all over the world.  Several different sites have some contributions for the magnitude of volcanoes, earthquakes, and hurricanes. Catastrophic damage can develop so rapidly without any warning.

*Your feelings if, upon arrival, you were told that you could only keep one personal item and have to give up the other two items you brought with you:

I know that I would feel sad and angry, also, to emotionally challenge if two items would be the only personal things I can keep and had to give up everything.  I would first decide on the needed assessment and provide assistance along with guidance to everyone involved. 

*Any insights you gained about yourself, your family culture, diversity, and/or cultural differences in general, as a result of this exercise:

Everything done in life would help to provide the needs of our family culture.  Therefore, everyone will have to gain an understanding of the diversity of cultural groups.  Learn the knowledge of how to support a cultural group as well as being sensitive to their needs.