Blog Post I
The insights that I gained in interviewing two teachers
about advocacy were that they both are in current positions on boards where
they are able to speak out on the needs of young children in their school
districts. One teacher is an advocate on the health and safety of young
children. The other teacher is an advocate on abuse of young children. I
informed them both that I am interested in and would like to become an advocate
against cultural biases and stereotyping in early childhood and they helped me
with the following topics and current issues.
Some of the related topics are:
· Biases
with teacher, children, and parent relationships
· Biases
and stereotyping in the classroom environment
· Biases
with lesson planning
Some of the current issues related to this topic are:
· How
parent’s own biases affect their children and how parent’s teach their children
about diversity.
· Ways
to avoid stereotyping in the classroom and how to maintain an Anti-bias and
diverse environment.
· Culture
in the classroom and how to implement an Anti-bias curriculum
The teachers influenced me to use this topic because
they were so interested in the topic as well. They gave many topics and current
issues that are going on in regards to what I want to advocate in. They also
suggested some ideas on how to assure that my classroom are free from biases
and stereotyping.
Questions:
· Have
you ever encountered cultural biases in your classroom setting? What did you do
about it?
· Have
you met any parents that may have a cultural bias that they share with their
own children? How did you handle it?
· What
would a culturally anti-bias classroom look like to you?
