Week 8 Assignment 2

As a professional, I would like to think that I am a prepared professional ready to make a difference in every child's life. I want my classroom to be built around every child and their culture. I want to make every child and their family feel as though their child's education is built around their cultures and beliefs. Family is the most important aspect of a child's life and what a family has for a child to learn is the most important thing in a child's developmental path.
One goal I would like to have for myself is to learn about other cultures and to incorporate this into my curriculum. I want families to understand that they are important to the educational program and what they are teaching their children at home is followed up by a classroom full of their cultural background and new experiences to build a life time of learning.
I would like to thank all of my colleagues for everything you have contributed to this course. I have learned so much from each of you and I wish you good luck in your future endeavors.

Week 7 Blog Assignment

I have recently accepted a teaching position in an early childhood development center in India. I am not familiar with beliefs and customs in this country. I am going to talk to the parents about what their desire is for their child's education. I would research about religious beliefs and holidays. I would get the parents input on how to build a curriculum that best suits the needs of every child. I would also talk to other teachers in the center. I would like to observe a classroom and note how other classrooms are built for every child. I want the advice from colleagues and how they may be able to help me understand the culture. Bringing the families into the classroom will help me get information about every child and this gives me the help to build a curriculum that would help every child succeed in my classroom.

Week 6 Assignment 2

I am a white woman married to a black man. We have two biracial children. My eight year old son came home from school one day and was very upset. He told me a child had made fun of his skin color. He was very sad and wanted to know why he had to have dark skin. This made me very sad and I explained to my son that some children are taught to think a certain way because of ignorance. Their parents have taught them to judge others and be critical on other's differences. I want to educate my children to learn about other cultures and to not be critical over things they know nothing about. Skin color makes up a minimal percent of an individuals DNA, and skin color should not determine how important we are in society. Parents should educate themselves of other cultures and pass this knowledge onto their children rather than passing prejudices and bias opinions.