Anti-bias education for young children

Anti-bias education for young children

1. Why was the mom disappointed about the teacher’s response and the school’s response to the teasing of her son?

Mom was disappointed with the teacher’s response because teachers and schools were not able to exercise anti-bias education. His son was subjected to ethnic, gender, and ability aspects of the child of children’s identities without teachers following their anti-bias education.

2. Why do you think that the mom believes that all of the children “lost out” due to the teacher’s and director’s inaction?

Mom believed so because his son was subjected to discrimination without teachers taking necessary action. They indeed failed to offer their anti-bias education.

3. If the teacher and school keep their anti-bias promise, how might they have responded to the teasing and the topic of hair? (These are two separate issues, so when you respond, please address separately.)

Teachers would have ensured that all children from different backgrounds should have equal visibility and respect from both staff and other children.

Teachers would have assisted them in learning how they have similarities and differences in points of interest and preferences.(Vandenbroeck,2007)

4. As you read “Something happens” on page 19, you have the opportunity to start thinking about the never-ending possibilities for your persona doll presentation. “You recognize the harmful effects of misinformation, stereotypes, biases, prejudice, and fear on young children. And because you care about children, about helping them live proudly and joyfully in a diverse world, you feel you have to do something. The question is, What to do? If you keep silent, you leave the children alone to make sense of a dangerous world. If you wait until you are completely sure of yourself until you know “enough,” the moment will pass, and the children you work with will have more deeply learn negative attitudes toward themselves and others. Sometimes you have to begin.” Please share the “ism” that you believe you will present to the children in your persona doll skit and explain why this is important to you. It is suggested that you talk to the teacher about issues that might be present in the classroom. If you have not done this yet, go ahead and select an “ism” that you believe is important as you advocate for children’s identity development.

As you advocate for children development, it is good to have planned conversation which will keep the children active and jovial, “planned conversation also draw their ideas”; and presenting them a book that sparks their insight, a question and using a picture also helps the child a lot—moreover developing an activity that allows children on how to differentiate inaccurate, untrue images or ideas with true one. Encourage children to expand their friendship and relationship to a more extensive range of diversity within your group. It is also emphasizing children to embrace caring for all people and feel for them. Every child will demonstrate empowerment and the skill skills to act either as a team or alone against prejudice or discrimination.

References

Vandenbroeck, M. (2007). Beyond anti‐bias education: Changing conceptions of diversity and equity in European early childhood education. European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 15(1), 21-35.