Blog: What I Have Learned
My hope when working with children and families who come from diverse families is to ensure educators and professionals are culturally and linguistically diverse. I would hope that educators and staff will respect all children and their families by catering to all the children and family’s individual needs such as: Implementing primary language, ethnic backgrounds, religion, disability, culture, and sex. Accept and respect diversity when working with children and their families. Everyone should be respected and feel welcomed when working with diverse families.
One goal I would like to set for the early childhood field relating to issues of diversity, equity, and social justice would be to achieve cultural competence. This would help educators and staff to appreciate the families, but to increase the quality and effectiveness of all diverse backgrounds.
I would also like to thank all my colleagues for broadening my views on diversity. I have learned so much from each of you, and I appreciate all the positive feedback I received from discussions and blog assignments. Best of luck in your educational path.