Sunday, September 28, 2014
Practicing Awareness of Microaggressions
Friday at work I had to bring four girls in my office because two of the girls didn't want their friend to play with one girl because she was "different". That is what they told her on friend. I had them explain what the word "different" meant. They were quiet and stumbled on their words. I was very upset because the other girl was crying and didn't understand why they didn't want to play with her. I really related with the little girl because when I was younger the girls in my class did the same thing. We talked in my office for over an hour about how we should treat people and that everyone has feelings. I also told them we do not judge people because of their skin color, way they look, if they are boy or girl. They didn't like her because she didn't look like them, dressed like them and didn't have her own cell phone. Classism at its worst. I can not control the world but I can control how the children in my center treat each other. I wonder if I should talk to the parents but then honestly I believe the girls are learning from their parents, peers or society. I guess I am so shocked how people feel that they can say any uneducated, racist, immoral comments to other people. It makes me sick that people like that are teaching our young children. How we break this sick cycle????
Sunday, September 21, 2014
Perspectives on Diversity and Culture
My son said that the United States is a prime example of cultural and diversity. If you walk on the streets you see so many different types of ethnicity's and cultures. There is no other country that has so many different people who are from different cultures. Diversity to him is a collection of things.
Natalie my sons girlfriend says she doesn't really know hoe to explain it but she lives in a strong Mexican cultural. To her cultural and diversity is a way of life for her. Her mother and father are first immigrants and they have allows lived in Texas but never felt like an outsider.
My finance Kendall said its your heritage and certain traditions your family does. His cultural is not defined because his family is extremely blended. They do not practice and specific cultural. He thinks diversity is a bunch of different cultures living in one community. He also stated that he believed that New York City is the best example of diversity and cultural.
As I reflect their definitions I can see how everyone views diversity and cultural in how it has represented them and how they lived with it. It starts when a person is young and how they are raised and their surroundings. I agree with Kendall about his definitions but was a little shocked with Natalie especially since her family are first immigrants and cultural is very important to her family. I can see she is "Americanized" per her grandparents. I think my son and Austin knew more about cultural and diversity than I thought they would. Very impressed with them.
Natalie my sons girlfriend says she doesn't really know hoe to explain it but she lives in a strong Mexican cultural. To her cultural and diversity is a way of life for her. Her mother and father are first immigrants and they have allows lived in Texas but never felt like an outsider.
My finance Kendall said its your heritage and certain traditions your family does. His cultural is not defined because his family is extremely blended. They do not practice and specific cultural. He thinks diversity is a bunch of different cultures living in one community. He also stated that he believed that New York City is the best example of diversity and cultural.
As I reflect their definitions I can see how everyone views diversity and cultural in how it has represented them and how they lived with it. It starts when a person is young and how they are raised and their surroundings. I agree with Kendall about his definitions but was a little shocked with Natalie especially since her family are first immigrants and cultural is very important to her family. I can see she is "Americanized" per her grandparents. I think my son and Austin knew more about cultural and diversity than I thought they would. Very impressed with them.
Saturday, September 13, 2014
My family culture
The three items I would take with me that represented my family and our culture would be:
1. A Yankee jersey.
2. My father's glasses. He wore them everyday. He was my hero and he thought I could be anything I wanted to be . He believed in me and I am who I am because of him. My dad represented strength, love and family.
3. Picture album of my family including a pic of my dad. There are pictures of my mom, dad and sisters and brothers and my sons. The pictures are so important to me because it represents a family that loves each other and there are so many great memories.
I would explain to the people that the pictures are of my family. The glasses are my father who passed away from liver cancer. The Yankee jersey is where I come from, New York and the Yankees are the all time best baseball team.
I would be total heart broken if I had to give up my dad'said glasses and Yankee jersey. Because I could not let them take my photos of my families. My family is my entire life.
What I learned honestly is that my cultural iso who I am and no matter where I go I will still be the same person. I would miss the food, the way of life but as long as I have items that represent my family I will be fine. And of course my family would be with me.
1. A Yankee jersey.
2. My father's glasses. He wore them everyday. He was my hero and he thought I could be anything I wanted to be . He believed in me and I am who I am because of him. My dad represented strength, love and family.
3. Picture album of my family including a pic of my dad. There are pictures of my mom, dad and sisters and brothers and my sons. The pictures are so important to me because it represents a family that loves each other and there are so many great memories.
I would explain to the people that the pictures are of my family. The glasses are my father who passed away from liver cancer. The Yankee jersey is where I come from, New York and the Yankees are the all time best baseball team.
I would be total heart broken if I had to give up my dad'said glasses and Yankee jersey. Because I could not let them take my photos of my families. My family is my entire life.
What I learned honestly is that my cultural iso who I am and no matter where I go I will still be the same person. I would miss the food, the way of life but as long as I have items that represent my family I will be fine. And of course my family would be with me.
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