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We think about diversity every day in our day to day action. Diversity can be all around us in the media, in books, in television shows, and toys and games.  We all see difference form of diversity in what is represented. The director of the day care seen came to you to talk to you about a conversation that can up with one of the parents. The family members do not believe that the early childhood development class should be the place for the children to demonstrated books, picture, of individual in same sex relationship and family. The family feels this message sent the wrong message to small children.  The director wishes to hear the response of the staff in order to give a reply to the family member. The staff informed the director that diversity can be a part of the children learning process. When children understand the important of family and that a family can come in many size, color, religion, and group (Derman-Sparks, & Edwards, J. (2010). Teaching diversity will help children learn about difference culture. When children understand diversity that will understand family they do not label other children.  They do not prejudge one child went they identify family that may be the difference from the tradition family.   As our teacher is working to show the diversity of all family by not include anyone for learning and understanding they culture.  The teachers show family in more diversity we demonstrate the change in time and our nation culture. 

As this culture change we fact many diversity as our children become more accustomed to this change. They find that someone that is difference because of what they wear they look, the way they talk. Children formal labels that they call other children that are difference that can be hurtful.  That use this label from homophobic term such as fag, gay, homo, sissy, tomboy, or “lesbo” as an insult by a child toward another child (Pelo, A. 2008). Children that are targeted in early elementary with name calling are aware of stereotypes. Because homosexuality is such a charged issue, teachers rarely confront children who use homophobia name-calling to humiliate and infuriate others. Sometime children do not truly understand simply takes the time to tell the class means a group of people; children will often stop using the word Derman-Sparks, & Edwards, J. (2010).

Reference:

 Derman-Sparks, & Edwards, J. (2010). Anti-Bias education for young children and ourselves . Washington D.C.: National Association for the Education of Young Children( NAEYC).

Pelo, A. (2008). Rethinking early childhood education . Milwaukee,Wisconsin: Rethinking Schools Publication .