This week, I would like to take the time to thank my Walden Family and send out "Well Wishes" to everyone. One hope and goal I wish to accomplish is raising awareness to the culture of oppression that is innate to most societies. I am hoping awareness will change individual perspective which will eventually change collective perspectives. In the words of Frederick Douglass: "It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men". Therein lies why I believe in early childhood; the teachers I train will benefit from the information I received from this class thus presenting a diverse perspective to the children in our care.
One very idealistic view I have for the early childhood field is for the professionals to cater to the emotional state of those around them, children and adults alike. Only by truly believing in and living a life that respects diversity will we actually be able to teach children how to do so thus beginning to remove the culture of oppression and build a culture of mutual respect for individualism.
This class has been extremely enlightening. I am finding that it is something that I am passionate about because I have began to apply it to my personal and professional life. I find myself getting frustrated when those around me fail to understand why certain things are forms of oppression but understand this is a journey for me who was lucky enough to have taken this class but others are not even aware thus making it my responsibility to do so.
I thank Dr. Sheri for her dedication to the field and appreciate the time and the comments throughout the past eight weeks. I appreciate her and my colleagues for the support and openness we share in recent weeks and hope and pray everyone's success in the future.
Keep fighting the good fight.
Annie P. :)
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