What Have I Learned

What Have I Learned

One hope that I have to gain from working with diverse families is that they see that I am not a bias teacher and that I want their children to succeed just as they do. I also want them to know that I am here not only for their child, but for them as parents as well. Any questions that they have I am here as a teacher and a confidant to answer them. I will help them in anyway possible and lead them to all resources I know possible so that they can become successful.

One goal that I have is to be an advocate for those families who are different and feel that they have no one to back them. I want them to know that I am not only here for my own kind, but for anyone who is receiving improper attention due to them being diverse. No matter the form or fashion, we all deserve to be treated the same.

This course has been a challenging one, because I had to step outside of my comfort zone a little more than normal, but I would like to thank professor and all the group colleagues whom have left encouraging words on both my blogs and discussions. They have not went out void and I really take them into consideration as I transition back to the classroom on the next day. Once again, thank you!

Creating Art

Poem about Diversity

This class has taught me a lot about the importance of accepting diversity for the betterment of the children and the families. It is important that we not only accept diversity in the form of color, but also in the form of able-ism and trauma. This poem explains what I have learned in this class my feelings towards diversity as an overall subject. 

Judith Goegone

Start Seeing Diversity

Start Seeing Diversity

My classroom is full of diversity, and I love it. There is this one student in particular in my class who is a foster child and his foster mother is older. During the beginning of the school year, the children would always say, "Johnny your grandma here!" But in actuality it was his foster mother. They know nothing about foster parents and that Johnny is a foster child, they just know a lady picks him up everyday who is older like some of their grandparents. So once the family left, I explained to the children, that every family is different and not all mother's look the same. I explained that some children have young mommy and daddy's while other's have older mommy's and daddy's.

After this mini lesson, we then read the story of Pinocchio. My reasoning for choosing Pinocchio is because it tells the story of an elderly father who wanted a son. This story helped to explain my point about Johnny and his mother and how no matter if they are old or young, the love will never change.