As an Anti-bias Edcuator

 As an Anti-bias educator, I hope that I make every child and his or her family feel that that have  gotton a wonderful school experience. I want the child and family to feel that they were a part of something that will help change their feeling toward education. I want to make the child and family feel proud of their hertiage, culture and most important of who they are within our society.

 I want to  THANK all of you for such wonderful information.  As we come to the end of our journey for our Masters I want to wish each and every one of you the best  in  your future edcuational plans. I hope to keep in touch.
 THANKS AGAIN
 Joy

Emotional Distress in Africa

 I chose to  search West and Central Africa. The children here are in great emotional distress every day. There is sickness ranging from malaria , AIDS, to  preventable diseases like measels. The children here are under fed due to lack of food. There  is also child trafficking and child labor. Sad but children are force to particpate in war activitities.
 The  Challenges these children face are horrible. They are not vaccinated with the child vaccines to prevent childhood disease. They  lose family members due to AIDS, war and malnutrition. The emotional  damage could have lfe long issues. MAny of the children especially the girls are not allowed  to go to school and sometimes if they go to schoo, they could be sexually assaulted.
 In America we are constantly complaining about  our nation, however, I beleieve that we live in a great nation. As I viewed, this information, I find myself  very thankful yet sadden for the children in Africa. I think as an educator, I should  discuss this issue with my fellow teachers  to make sure that are  children are safe within our community and school.

Children Growing up too fast

  I was very shocked as I read the scenarios in the So Sexy So Soon byLevin and kilborne. I totally agree with the statement that our children are growing up and turning into sex symbols at a very young age. As a teacher I see many examples of this within our school system.   I see young girls in second and thrid grade wearing veryshort skirts to school. This is also a major problem within our highschool. However, I know teachers who dress a little flirty  to be working at school. I hear songs in which some of the Pre-K and Kindergarten students sing.  When I ask where they heard that song, they say my mom and dad listens to it in the car. Another example is when a Kindergarten student discussed that she was going to marry another student and what all they had to do before  she got pregnant.

 I think that  eventhough there are  guidelines and age limits in tv. I blame many parents for allowing thier children  to watch such stuff on tv.  Ibeleive that these sexual messages can damage a child self worth. We have  live girls acting as they are 20 , dressing in provockative clothings. I also think that beauty pagnants are somewhat sending the same message to our young girls.  I do believe that there is more pressure on the girls than the boys.
 As a teacher I  want to persuade and show my girls that they all are beautiful just the way they are. They do not have to put on a show  for others to like them. I also think that teachers need to help inforce the schools dress code. Also Teachers need to set a great lady like example for the young girls.

Evaluating Impacts on Professional Practice

 I think that as a early childhood educator we experience and see "isms" within our classroom from parents and our students. However, what gets me is the parents that show  these prejudice and bias in front of their children. I taught inclusion for  four years. I can remeber the second year of teachign inclusion, had a parent of  a student who  did not want her child in the inclusion  class, because she thouhgt that I would"water down" the lessons. This really bothered me in more than one way. First, I wanted her to know that i did not water down any information given. I reassured her that I had high expectations for each student. Second i wanted the parent to understand that her child would learn compassion and understanding from someone who is different and  learns things in a different way.
 I think that s an ealry childhood educator, sometimes it is hard  to be the one in control  when issues arise. We must remember that each person has thier own way of thinking. However, when people as the parent from above learn something new it s a great expereince for all.