Professional Hopes and Goals

One hope that I have when I think about working with children and families who come from diverse backgrounds…

     My greatest hope is that I can build the kind of relationships with families and children that last after they leave my program. It is my wish that the children and families remembered their time with us for a long time and that it becomes a positive and cherished memory about feeling welcomed, accepted and a valued member of our school family.  

One goal I would like to set for the early childhood field related to issues of diversity, equity, and social justice…

     A goal I would set is to educate to providers and professionals what it means to be truly an anti-bias teacher and program.  This training would be provided to all those service organizations, schools, and programs that are exposed to the public.  In service hours that are completely based on how to create policies for ensuring that children and families are all handled with the same respect and positivity that they deserve.

A brief note of thanks to my colleagues…

     It has come to the end of our semester and most of us only have one more class “together” before we begin our chosen specializations. Thank you to all who have shared the sometimes vulnerable and personal information with us as an insight into learning about diversity, equity and social justice. Know that it will create permanent change in our own lives knowing our struggles about these injustices and moving forward to create a world where children and families do not have to go through the same hurt as we may have. It may seem like a drop in the bucket, but each drop fills the bucket to overflowing…good luck and thank you!