Foundations of Early Childhood

 Welcoming Families From Around the World Family’s country of origin : Burkina-Faso There are over 60 ethnic groups in Burkina-Faso, while French is the official language there are a variety of languages and dialects that are spoken. The Burkinabe are accustomed to moving around and intermixing. They have a strong sense of community wherever they live and feel it is a duty to help one another.  The country has a high tolerance for different religions half of the Burkinabes are Muslim  with 15%  Christians (mainly Catholics). Life in Burkina-Faso is harmonious, unlike several of their neighbors who have experienced war and unrest. Knowing the family’s ethnic relationship will enable me to narrow down the specifics of their language, cultural customs, and beliefs regarding children, their education and interactions with adults. To achieve this I must familiarize myself with pertinent facts related to the family’s’ actual ethnic group.    ...

 The Personal Side of Bias, Prejudice, and Oppression What memory do you have of an incident when you experienced bias, prejudice, and/or oppression, or witnessed someone else as the target of bias, prejudice, and/or oppression? A recent news story focused on the events of professional sports members being harassed by other team mates. The victims were ridiculed, called racial slurs, homophobic language although no one was reportedly gay, one was even subjected to sexual explicit comments made about female members of his family. The overall tone of the comments were demeaning toward the victims as professionals and human beings. The victims were not very forthcoming about the abuse, because they feared retaliation from others on the team, including coaches. In what way(s) did the specific bias, prejudice and/or oppression in that incident diminish equity? In the workplace there should be a reasonable expectation to be protected from harassment by coworkers. Workplace po...

Describe at least one example of a microaggression which you detected this week or remember from another time. In what context did the microaggression happen? What did you think and feel when you observed the microaggression or when you found yourself as the target of a microaggression? “ We have been socialized into a society in which there exist individual, institutional, and societal racism”  (Education.Inc., 2011, p. 3) . An exchange between my 5 year old granddaughter and a family member as we rode in the car. “Where did you get those glasses? asked my granddaughter. Family member responds, I bought them at the Korean store”. My reply is “Is that the name of the store?” The owners of the store are Asian, hence the references to Korea. I am sure no disrespect was intended, but this is an example of how normal it is to refer to people according to their race. These are messages we learn as we from family, everyday interactions and observations of the world around us. ...