Saturday, February 4, 2012
Evaluating Impacts on Professional Practice
As an early childhood educator I experience "-isms" in my both my personal and professional life. There are many consequences that may occur with these "-isms" with children and families that I work with. These "-isms" could interfere with creating a positive relationship. Families need to feel comfortable and trust you in order for the child to be successful. By feeling that they are being judged they may begin to act and communicate differently which takes away from who they are and what they need. One of the most important aspects of helping a child is understanding where they come from and how they interact with their family. If the family feels that they are inferior we may not be able to get a real understanding of who the child is and what their needs are. We tend to have slight biases towards most groups of people. I continue to learn about different groups and have more experiences that dismiss these biases. Keeping an open mind about each individual family will allow be to continue to create positive relationships without letting my biases interfere.
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Angie,
ReplyDeleteI appreciate what you said about feeling judged. I don't think I am the recipient of this, because I work with very poor families from other countries. However, I can see the possibilities if I were working in an upper-class school. Thank you for your comments.
I think the problem with these -isms is that everyone loses. It makes it hard on us because we are feeling discriminated. The parent does not feel comfortable to come and talk with us. With the combination of the lack of communication the child is suffering because there is no parent and teacher team work happening. I think it is best when we can put all of the cards on the table and have an open discussion because no matter what, it is all about the child.
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