Professional Hopes and Goals

     I think my goals and the goal I see for the Early Childhood program kind-of go hand-in-hand as far as diversity, equity, and social justice go.
     As for myself, I hope to educate my co-workers on the vastness of diversity and how our microaggressions affect both family and children. I still hear far too many make fun of or laugh at those who are different then themselves, thinking just because a child is little or does not understand English they do not realize they are the brunt of that laughter. It makes me so angry! Another issue is the various ways parents wish to raise their children should be respected yet I do not feel it is in my program. There are far too many stories to go into but my hope is to change some policies.

This leads me into one hope I have for the ECE programs themselves and that is to take into account the various cultures and diversity's way of looking at life and implementing them into the program. If youngsters still use a pacifier then let them, perhaps not all of the time but wean them slowly. Many countries teach codependence on the group while we push for independence- is that the only way here in America? I wish to see the classrooms teaching empathy and tolerance as is taught in the Global Classroom styles. I have huge aspirations for change in the ECE world and it is all for the children and family's sake.




I would like to thank each of my classmates for all they have taught me these last few weeks. You have stretched me to think outside of the box.  Doctor Williams, you made me squirm a bit in my comfortable skin as I looked at those around me in ways I did not realize I was missing. Thank you all and good luck changing the world!