The Personal Side of Bias, Prejudice, and Oppression
- dorothyavant
- Oct 31, 2020
- 1 min read
One hope I have ,when working with families and children of diverse background, is that I provide them with the same service as I do others. I want them to feel that I have treated them with kindness and respect. I want them to know that they are valued.
One goal I want to set for the EC field, as it relates to diversity, is to see the differences but react differently. People of different backgrounds are use to people treating them unjustly, but we have to be the difference in order to make a difference.
I would like to thank all of my colleagues for their contributions and everything they have done to enlighten us about the topic of diversity. This class has truly been a great experience and everyone here has brought some great insight that I will carry with me.
It can be very hard to deal with prejudice. Being the bigger person by not getting mad and being as professional as possible can be difficult to do. In my experience, I have had parents of whom I knew didn’t think fondly of black people. I had to “swallow my pride” in parent teacher conferences, put on a smile, and act like it didn’t bother me. My parents always reinforced that thought of “kill them with kindness”.
Dorothy, I think respect is the key component that cultivates two way communication and enables families and students to feel valued.