Take a look and you will see, how much I appreciate diversity
Families from all over the globe, generational stories that have been told
They each have a unique story yes they do, maybe one day you will find out too
The collage above represents the significance of researching, recognizing, and appreciation of diversity. Each of the students have unique cultural backgrounds and it is important to build a partnership with each family. Derman-Sparks & Edwards (2010), focuses on the goals of an anti-bias education. The first goal for an anti-bias educator is to support the social identity development of a student. Children will focus on the personal development of his/her social identity. The second goal is to promote and encourage students to appreciate diversity. For this goal, the educator may expose the students to a diversity in humanity. Children will learn to recognize differences and learn to care for a diverse group of people. The third goal is to assist students with identifying bias and understand how bias can be hurtful. Children will learn to recognize things that are unfair. The fourth goal is for teachers to build confidence in a students ability to advocate for oneself and approach bias. Children will learn to face bias with confidence. I hope this collage of artwork from a variety of artists motivates you to continue to appreciate diversity as it did for me.
Derman-Sparks, L., & Olsen Edwards, J. (2010). Anti-bias education for young children and ourselves. Washington, DC: NAEYC.
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