I cannot think of a
specific time in life when I witnessed such incident. However, in
talking to colleagues of mine one was capable of sharing an instance.
She said that she has a child in her classroom who had the sickle
cell disorder real bad wherein he had to wear braises on his legs.
One day during play she heard two boys mocking him and called him a
robot. She said instantly she intervened in the play activity and
reprimanded the boys for doing such action and started to talk to them about why it was wrong to behave in such manner.
One message that was
communicated to the boys that were mocking the little boy was that
what they were doing was not a nice thing to do. Second, they were
taught that it was not nice in letting others feel bad about
themselves whether or not they have a n illness or not in life.
One way that an anti
bias educator might have responded to support the child's or
classroom understanding is by educating the children about the
importance of not mocking others as some persons are easily
intimidated and cannot facilitate such actions. Second, educate the
children about the fact that in life some people were born with a
number of health issues nonetheless, they should be treated with
respect and given love and a warm welcome at all times.Third, within our class all is special therefore, we use kind words at all times when communicating with each other.
Hi LaToya,
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your post, even though it was sad. So many times children are not aware that their words are hurtful. I agree children need to be taught that a lot of people are born with disabilities and we need to respect all people. Thanks for sharing.
Amy
Hello Latoya,
ReplyDeleteIt is so sad that children are so quick to mock a child who is different. I am glad that she corrected the problem right than and there. I agree with you that in life some people were born with a number of health issues nonetheless and they should be treated with respect and given love and a warm welcome at all times. Thanks for sharing.
LaCasa Mosby
Hi LaToya,
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your colleague's experience with this type of circumstance. It is very important to make these learning experiences for children. As anti-bias educators, I think it is very important to express that all people, no matter how different or similar to us, should be treated with dignity and respect. I am glad that we have so many people willing to educate these young children when the issue occurs so that they don't think it is ok and continue on with their hurtful ways.
Shayla Mitchell