WELCOME
- Cynthia
- May 5, 2020
- 1 min read
Updated: Aug 8, 2020
Hello and welcome my new Walden family. This is my first blog site. It is a work in progress.
I chose the name "Eye Openers" because, through the use of this media and the exchange of comments and information from my peers, I will gain valuable eye-opening experiences and resourceful tools.
“Teaching is not just my job; it is my life and passion” (Guerra, 2014)
Hi Cynthia! You have some very inspirational quotes on your blog! I particularly admired the one you shared by Louise Derman-Sparks. Working with three-year-olds in a diverse classroom setting I have had conversations with both parents and students about how we have different skin colors and what that means. Some students that come from non-diverse environments have many questions and sometimes misinformation about various cultures and it is up to us as educators to provide information to both our students and families about the importance of accepting our differences and that it is ok to look different than others. We want to lead by example and give children an open mind and sometimes even redirect their perspectives if they are…
"We as professionals in the early childhood field have a unique opportunity to shape a child’s life for the better."
Sandy Escobido
“The preschool years are critical, they are the first most fundamental period when children are in fact noticing who they are and are noticing the attitudes and the stereotypes and the discomforts or the positive messages about their skin color, their racial identity, their ethnic identity and so on.”
Louise Derman-Sparks.
“An anti-racist person is on a life-long journey that includes forming a new understanding of and ways to live her or his racial identity and then increasing commitment to and engagement in anti-racist actions.”
Louise Derman-Sparks
"We must be the compassion we wish to see in others."
Janet Gonzalez-Mena