When it comes to working with children and families who come from diverse backgrounds, I hope that I can continue to expand my knowledge as far as learning all that I need to effectively reach and teach. Children and their families will remain a top priority for me. I will continue to be open when it comes to learning new things about diverse children and families so that I can do all that I can to ensure that these children and their families receive the best in an educational setting. One goal that I would like to set for the early childhood field related issues of equity, diversity and social justice is to always treat people with respect and equality. I will never treat one differently because he or she has a different background. I will also always teach the importance of treating individuals equally within the educational setting as a professional. I truly think that if the importance of treating others equal is introduced at a young age, it will reduce the number of people being mistreated and or discriminated against in life. I would like to thank each and every one of my classmates as well as my instructor for such interesting and informative discussions. I have truly learned a lot from you all throughout this course. I look forward to collaborating with you all in future courses. I wish you all the best in your future endeavors. Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!!

I am working as a social service agent and I have been informed that there will be a child whose family recently emigrated from Afghanistan. Five ways in which I would prepare for this child and family would be to learn and familiarize myself with ways in which things are done in Afghanistan such as common identities, culture, language, ways in which they conduct/ celebrate holidays and their normal family structures. I think that familiarizing myself with all that I can about this child’s country will benefit me tremendously as far as educating is concerned. I am a true believer in making children and their families feel comfortable as to increase success in the learning environment. Reference Sparks, L. & Edwards, J. (2010). Anti- Bias Education for Young Children and Ourselves.

I can remember an incident where a homosexual was beaten almost to death because of his sexual preference and choice of dress. I consider this an example of a hate crime that displays prejudice and microassult. This prejudice act diminished equity by making individuals that chose to live a homosexual lifestyle fear being jumped on and or killed. This incident brought feelings of sadness and disappointment because I feel that all individuals deserve to make choices that fit them without being judged and or harmed. People should learn to respect the wishes of others whether they agree with them or not. Ignorance that people tend to have when it comes to respecting the differences of today’s society would have to change in order to turn this incident into an opportunity for greater equity. At some point in life individuals should make it their business to get educated about other individuals that life and do things differently from them. It is better if this is learned at an early age so that acceptance would be easier.