Families, like individual human beings, exist in seemingly endless varieties. Think of your own family and other families you know. Most likely there are similarities as well as differences between th
Part 1: Who Am I?
I am African-American
I am a Feminist
I am a mother
I am a Fat person
I am a Pentacostal Christian
I am Heterosexual
I am middle-class
I am a young adult
I am a Democrat
I am Black Lives Matter
Part 2: What are My Goals for This Course?
Diversity is colorful! When we take the opportunity to meet and live or even work with people who are different, we are highly likely to become exposed to new creative ideas and new ways of thinking. In all honesty, diversity helps to keep not only myself, but others in society healthy, physically, financially, professionally, and emotionally. Thus, in turn leads us to creativity. To me personally, diversity is extremely important because it allows me to adapt myself, overcome cultural language barriers and gives me the opportunity to develop the skills needed for me to become a more rounded individual. Therefore, a few specific professional goals that I have at this point for my study of diversity is:
Become culturally competent in order to create a learning environment that builds on students, especially minority students
I would like to gain a better understanding and more knowledge enough to build on the students’ diverse backgrounds instead of rejecting it.
Be willing to address inequality
Creating a space for students or educators to talk about the issues of discrimination which affects them either personally, in the classroom or within a school-wide level.
Learn about my own culture
I would like to learn more about my own culture as a African-American woman who has parents from Jamaica. I would like to be more aware of some of my culture’s language, social interests, values and traditions; which in turn will help me to learn about how my student’s cultures affect their perceptions, self-esteem, values, classroom behavior, and learning.
