What I Have Learned

One hope that I have when I think about working with children and families who come from diverse backgrounds is that I can build and form positive relationships with them. Building and forming a positive relationship will help us communicate and work together, which will benefit the children, their learning, and their growth. 

One goal that I would like to set for the early childhood field related to issues of diversity, equity, and social justice is to promote diversity more in my classroom. I could have my students complete a class book- they could each create a page about themselves. We can talk about ourselves and our favorite things. We could even do some compare and contrast activities about how we are alike and different. They could share things that make them special. This will help children learn more about each other and I will also learn more about them. 

I enjoyed this course and learning about diversity, development, and learning. Dr. Davis was insightful, and I enjoyed communicating with her in our discussion posts.