Saturday, April 21, 2012

Diversity...






One hope that I have when I think about working with children and families who come from diverse backgrounds is that they are given the opportunity to be a part of a community and to overcome the obstacles that they may face.  
One goal that I would like to set for the early childhood field related to the issues of diversity, equality, and social justice is to become an advocate for families and children and to educate the public on how important it is to involve individuals from other cultures so that we can have a growing community of diverse populations and to teach our children starting from early on to respect all people and to do what is right for society as a whole for the greater good of our nation.  
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of my colleagues for the inspiration, words of encouragement and the wealth of knowledge that I have gained from the discussions and blogs. I wish the very best that life has to offer all of you and know that all of us will do great things for the children and fam
ilies we serve as well as those in the different communities.
  Best of luck and many blessings ,Debra       


2 comments:

Schlee Pulido said...

Debra –
Your goals and hopes are very inspiring. This class has provided us with the background and tools that we need to make children and adults alike feel welcome and show them that we embrace their culture. Working with you has been a pleasure and I look forward to working with you soon.
Thank you,
Schlee ☺

elizabeth turner said...

It would be really nice to allow our children a chance to interact with people who are different so that they could learn how to respect other people who are different. I am glad that you mentioned this within your post because it is exactly what we need.