Wow, is one word I can say about this course. It seems like we started this course so long ago and the book, The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down really connected with me. As I read it I was really touched because not only was I living in Fresno county where the story took place I was also a teacher of an entire class of Hmong preschoolers. The story was very familiar to me from my experiences, especially much of the ignorance about the culture.
I was surprised to see that diversity wasn't just about the multicultural aspects of individuals but covered so much more. As an early care educator it is important to be open and teach acceptance when it comes to race as well as ability, gender, single parent families and all types of diversity. I think if we are successful at a young age teaching children acceptance it will be easier for them to be appreciative of all.
I am interested in continuing to learn more about adopted children and their psyche. This is always of interest to me as my own children get older and are experiencing so many challenges that I believe stem from their conditions before adoption. I will continue to strive to learn more about them.
The interviews that I conducted contributed some new knowledge to me from the director's point of view. It was interesting to see how they saw the entire situation from registering the children to working with individual teachers to ensure success of the children.
The entire course has allowed me to provide my clients I coach with valuable resources. I hope that they are shared with the actual practitioners and that they make a difference in how they interact with children and families as well as teach acceptance to their children.
The whole idea of teaching diversity among the teachers I work with is very motivating to me in the community that I live in. Las Vegas, like many other places in the country, is a transient town and encompasses so many different types of people that raising a generation of accepting individuals would be very motivating for me.
As far as challenges, I am still not satisfied that I was unable to conquer the Kaltura. My presentation I was so proud of once I figured out how to do it and I am still trying to figure out how to get it uploaded.
Other than that, this was an informative course.
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