Educ 6358 Week 1 Blog Assignment

Hello everyone, I am very pleased to be taking this course with you all. Good luck and I look forward to reading your blog posts.

Week 3 Blog Assignment

Every year at Christmas time I see many advertisements for toys. The advertisements are gender based on what the toy consist of, such as a commercial for dolls has girls playing with them and toy trucks usually have boys in the commercial. Lego's have made girls version of legos but the girls version has purple and pick colors.
The early childhood facility where I am employed is a diverse environment and I feel that it is necessary for children to have a variety of books that tell children how different families can be. We have a few same-sex partnered families and children may have questions about other families. Teacher's must show respect for other families and their beliefs and it is important to teach children in the same manner.
Growing up it was very difficult because my mother viewed my brothers as superior than my sister and I. She believes my brothers have better jobs and are smarter. This has always made me feel less important and I was always trying to please my mother.

Week 8 Blog Assignment

I would like to thank everyone for their blog posts. Many of your blogs have made me think about how I can change my communication style to have more positive outcomes. I hope each of you accomplish the goals you have set for yourself with your higher education, and good luck in the future.

Week 6 Blog Assignment

Adjourning is a completion stage of a project, and it allows the individuals involved in the project to step back and see their accomplishments and say their goodbyes. High performing groups may be harder to leave because the group works together well and they all have their jobs to do to make the group a success. When a group is dealing with children it seems that group efforts are never complete.  The group I am part of now is a strong, confident group. We work together well in search of the same goals. This would be a very tough closure to leave this group. I have formed close knit relationships with all of the individuals in this group. I would definitely stay in touch with most of the group. I have seen many people come and go from this group. They do have a ritual for when most people leave the group. We like to have a luncheon and buy the person leaving a gift. I like this ritual and would like to see it continue. When I adjourn from the group of colleagues I have formed while working on my master’s degree in this program, it will be a great feeling and yet sad. I have responded to many posts of the same people since I began my degree and it has been a true pleasure to read my colleagues posts. I believe adjourning is very important because it is closure of one endeavor of my life and another door will open to form another group elsewhere. 

Week 5

I recently was having a huge disagreement with my boyfriend. Instead of listening to him and his side of the disagreement, I walk out of the room because I am upset. I leave the room so I will not say something I would regret. I should have stayed to resolve the issue, but instead I left. This just added fuel to the fire. The one thing I should have done differently is listen to his side of the disagreement. I should have been open minded to hear him instead of trying to flee from the situation. We later discussed the issue a couple days later and the situation became resolved after both of us had calmed down and listened to each other. Listening is a huge part of communication and I really need to practice this when communicating with him.

The way I view myself is somewhat different than what others view me. I thought I was clear on my communication and delivered my point clearly, but sometimes my communication style is not so apparent. I should be a better listener and understand the verbal and nonverbal styles others have.

Week 3 Blog

Three strategies I could use to help me communicate more effectively with people or groups of other cultures are learning more about other cultures, increase my listening skills, and respect other cultures. If I can learn about other cultures and what their different views are with religion, political affiliations, cultural beliefs and values, it could help increase communication and understanding of one another. Increasing my listening skills could help me with understanding other's situations. It could give me the opportunity to help others with problems they may have by listening to their situations and problem solving with them. Everyone needs to show respect for others and their cultures. We need to show respect for all differences and others views on situations.