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DISCUSSION TOPICS
- Describe three techniques you have employed across two settings (Work, Class, Home) to demonstrate or facilitate awareness of oppressive systems that impact diverse and multicultural children and what could be done to mediate cultural conflicts.
I have employed schedule, education and taking responsibility at home and work. How I have implemented schedule at home and work is I have a routine at home that I do. I make sure my homework is done on time or before the due date, I eat right and get sleep. At work I keep the child I work with on a schedule. He eats and plays and then naps at a certain time everyday. I keeps the child on routine and to understand rules and time. Education is implanted at work because I teach the child and we do activities like going outside, doing art, reading and much more. I implement taking responsibility in all aspects at home, work and class because I take responsibility of someones well being of their child. I take responsibility of myself as well with being accountable and reliable getting to work on time. I am taking responsibility in class because I make sure all my work that is due is turned in on time or early. I do what I am asked to do for the class.
As I continue these strategies throughout my life I am also thinking of others feelings and thoughts. I always try to allow people around me to be themselves. I encourage kids and adults with questions so they can explain and tell me not me tell them. I think by allowing others to be themselves it can help with diversity and culture. It gives an open eye to people that no one is perfect and everyone is different. We all do the same things in life like eat, sleep, talk but we do them differently.
These techniques can be implemented thorough out anyones life and anywhere. As stated in our book “Diversity in Early Care and Education” Chapter 4 it talks about schedule and how it can play a big part in a child’s life with sleeping and eating. These are two contrasting patterns which occur in the beginning of life, which taking in food and going to sleep are intertwined. I like how the book states the schedule may not start on day one, but caregivers and parents can can get into the pattern and establish a schedule going forward. (Gonzalez-Mena, 2008).
Gonzalez-Mena, J. (2008). Diversity in Early Care and Education (5th ed.). McGraw- Hill.
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