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Diversity Blog: Creating Art
Thinking
about what I have learned in this course about children identities and
development and the ways in which each is impacted by bias, discomfort, and
trauma.
Diversity is
accepting people for who they are in the light
Even though it
may cause pain in another person’s eye sight
People come in
a variety of sizes, shapes, and colors
But who’s the
blame, when everyone decides to take over one another
There’s so
much to see on television and through books
I guess that’s
the reason why many people give us “that” look
We have been
told what’s right and what’s wrong
But we haven’t
been told not to leave our comfort zone
This journey
is long and tough
But with trust
and respect we’ll overpass the rough
So let’s
continue to love and respect
Because in the
classroom, children don’t see pass the neck
Continuing to
bow and give our teachers a hand
The more we
learn, the better we’ll be able to stand
Janet I enjoyed reading your poem you also hit on a good point when you said that no one is told to leave their comfort zone. I believe that leaving our comfort zones starts in the preschool classroom it is important to celebrate the differences in everyone's families and as preschool teachers I feel that it is up to us to do so in the classroom.
ReplyDeleteI love your poem, it has a great rhythm and you say an awful lot in a short time. I appreciate that you include love and respect in there as well as what Rashida pointed out, about being told not to leave your comfort zone. I agree that it is our job in the early childhood field to help children learn about themselves and others in respectful ways, while still discovering new things. Thanks for sharing, great poem!
ReplyDeleteJanet, I enjoyed reading the poem, diversity is a long journey. It takes a lot for people to change out of their comfort zone. Some of the best ways to start the journey is through children, love and respect. Thank you for expressing your learning through a poem. Tamarah
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ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed your poem about diversity. You make a great point by mentioning how much we see in different forms of media, and how it makes up view and think about others. I feel that there is so much negativity in our world today, and we should have more TV shows, movies, books, etc. embracing our differences instead of tearing them apart. Great job this week!
-Melanie