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Brandee Conney Multicultural Awareness Project Week 6 CAPS265

Being an Early Childhood Educator is what I have wanted to be since I was in my early teens or maybe younger than that. I started college right out of high school but then had so family health issues and had to be put on hold. Then I became a mother and that really got delayed but I knew I wanted to finish. I decided to stop dreaming and enroll in college to finally start living my dream. On the 23 rd of this month I will be graduating with my Associate of Applied Science in Early Childhood Education. This goal came after I reached my goal of earning my Childhood Development Associate. Once I reach my goal earning of my AAS, I will set another goal to earn my bachelor's degree. While those are my education goals, I do have goals within my career. I want to continue to provide a safe and nurturing environment for my students. Instill a love of learning that comes from having a teacher that makes learning fun. The past few weeks I have interviewed three incredible people who have worked in the early childhood education field for many years. My first interview was with Angie, who has been an Early Head Start lead teacher for fifteen years. Angie has some great insight when it comes to working with children and families of all different ethnic backgrounds, including herself as a hearing-impaired teacher. Courtney was my second interview, and she has been with Pre-k program for seven years. My last interview was with Christy who has been a toddler teacher for almost eight years. These three ladies have given me some amazing stories when it comes to working with children and their families that come from different cultures. The impact that culture and cultural differences have in the classroom starts with the children seeing, understanding, and accepting that there are people who have different skin color, beliefs, and different ways of thinking. In the safety of classrooms children can begin to understand that even though there are differences between them, they are all there to learn, play, and grow

together. When I asked Angie what the impact is when having students of different cultures, races, ethnicities, and religions she responded with "It allows the children to explore the differences in the world that will lead to a positive impact on how they view others who may be different than them." Courtney was able to respond with a view to working with a student and a teacher from the same culture. When asked what the impact is she was able to tell me that she has a student from India in her classroom along with a teacher from there as well. She told me that since the little boy does not speak English it is comforting to know that her co-teacher is able to communicate in Hindi with him while teaching him English. When asked, Christy talked about how different cultural backgrounds in the classroom can bring the children together when they have the children talk about their beliefs and customs. She said that it helps them to respect the differences within each other. Listening to these ladies talk about their students and the parents reminded me that I am a part of a critical time when children are learning to think about more than just themselves. During this developmental stage a child begins to copy adults' actions and words. If they were to instill a hate towards a different culture, then that child will grow up instilling that hate to others and the cycle continues. The biggest takeaway from these interviews is that hate, and discrimination starts from a young age when children hear, see, and witness it. As an Early Childhood Educator, it is up to us to teach more than just the alphabet, shapes, and colors. Teaching acceptance, love, and understanding towards others who are different is more important and that starts with accepting them ourselves. In a study of cultural responsiveness, Mitchell discusses the importance of self- reflection. The study showed that teachers who reflected on their own personal beliefs had increased empathy for students and individuals with cultural backgrounds different from their

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own. The knowledge that I have gained from my interviews and research can benefit me as a citizen by helping me question myself before jumping to conclusions. I know everyone is guilty when it comes to judging someone based off their looks and if everyone just takes a second to question themselves then we can begin to change the way we think. I believe this can help my personal growth along with my professional growth. I would never judge a child by their skin tone or background but when it comes to how their parents want something specific then I can stop and wonder if it is their culture before thinking their parents are strict.

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