The Personal Side of Bias, Prejudice, and Oppression Part 2


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 I have been working as an early childhood educator for twenty years now. It is hard to believe that it has been this long, yet I find it pretty rewarding to work with such a diverse group of children, families and coworkers. My hope is that I can continue doing what I am doing for a lot longer and to learn new ideas from the children and their families. I enjoy being with “my children” because they keep me on my toes and teach me new things almost every day, especially since they are all unique individuals.
One goal I would like to set is that everyone in the early childhood field would treat all children and families with respect. I understand that this may be difficult to accomplish since we have conscious and unconscious biases towards our own and other groups. However, if we all make a conscious effort to treat everyone equally regardless of gender, ethnicity, race or socioeconomic status, we can achieve this goal.

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Thank you to all my colleagues for your continued support and insight throughout this course. I appreciate all the help you have given me. You all are awesome!!

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  1. AnonymousApril 27, 2019 at 6:16 PM

    Hi Trisha. Twenty years is a long time and I hope that I can make it there one day. This coming August, it will make just 4 years for me. I totally agree with you on treating everyone with the same respect no matter who they are. They are humans just like us and we want to treat them the way we want to be treated. You keep doing what you doing. I'm sure that you have changed a lot of lives. Great post and you are more than welcome. Best wishes to you to your future.

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  2. Donna HoltApril 27, 2019 at 8:01 PM

    Trisha,

    As you shared, many have both conscious and unconscious biases towards groups. As early childhood educators, it is essential to be aware of these biases and make a conscious effort to maintain an open heart and open mind when working with children and their families from varying cultures, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, et al.

    Wishing you well,
    Donna

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  3. haleemaApril 28, 2019 at 8:17 AM

    20 years is a long time. What is something that you learned in your first year that you still implement today? I think the first year teaching plenty of valuable lessons are learned.

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    1. Trisha MarlisaApril 28, 2019 at 9:30 AM

      Haleema,

      I learned that as a teacher I have to be flexible because every day brings something different. I never know what moods the children, my colleagues or I are going to be in and I have to be able to adapt to any situation.

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