Evaluating impacts on professional Practice

When I think about my experience of racism, prejudice and discrimination I can think back on a time when I was young and had to live with label, name calling and separation in school. This was a time that many black people want to forget, but some of the same prejudice and discrimination are here today.  Many take difference form but they still live in some people. I saw sign that said White Only, I saw young men put in jail with larger time because they were black men. I saw children living in poverty and low income because of economic and racism. I saw family home damage, broken into, or loans closed and turn down because of the neighbor did want you living next door. These think has been a part of my pasted. I remember as a child having strong opinions because the school system moved to change to laws and move all public schools in the city into one district and equal.

These all influence my ideas and belief in who I am. I have grown from this child of the past to a woman in the future who believes in right and wrong. Who believes that we all can live and work together as individual? The education and understanding in this course has given me more understanding about my own reflection and identity. It has given me more insight on classism, racism, and stereotyping from other individual that have walked in my shoes and beyond the stereotyping.

I think about the past and reflect on the future of the next generation that will come to understand this in a difference formal.  As an educator and professional I will focus on the future to help direct children in the right ideas and understanding that prejudice and discrimination is wrong. I will keep this focus on the children to answer question and a commitment that it is okay to be individual and formal opinion, but it is not okay to judge individual because of race, gender, religion, or class and economic condition. This is wrong when it come from television, media, or individual that we love.  It is right to stand up for individual because of age, bullying and other ism that surround us in our every day live.  My future will be working with children of all age and this will be the main focus to help them understand live can give you hard time and good time but you can impact other with your thought and ideas.

Reference

Christian. (2006). Understanding families: Applying family system theory to early childhood practice. NAEYC Journal, 12-20.

Derman-Sparks, & Edwards. (2013). Anti-Bias education for young children and ourselves. Washington D.C.: National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).