I want to thank you all. I have enjoyed reading and interacting with you all. I have enjoyed the class and our journey so far. This semester has been a bit hard to get through and I hope to see you all to the end.

I hope that while working with children and families from all the different backgrounds that I remember the things I have learned in this class and apply them. I think one goal I would like to set would be that more classes are given in this area in undergraduate studies and even in general education for the field, individuals that are just starting in the field should know what a difference this can make in building the trust of the child and family by supporting their diverse backgrounds.

Blog: Welcoming Families From Around the World

Africa.

Africa is the name of the country that I don't know much about.

Five ways to prepare from this family:

1.Research things about the culture of the family

2.Purchase things related to their culture that may be important for them to feel comfortable.

3.Be careful to use the correct language when talking to them and not say the wrong thing.

4. Make sure the other staff are also on board and don't say he wrong things that may offend the family. 

5. Learn some language to help communicate with the family better.

I think that learning everything about the family first would be helpful, I would assume that alot of information would come from the agency handling the family was coming from. I think the things would help the family and I to get off to a good start as we get to know each other.

The personal Side of Bias, Prejudice and Oppression

As I have probably stated several times at this point, I don't have a lot of experiences or incidents related to Bias, Prejudice or oppression. I am sure that is because of  personality and I just don't really let things bother me but this class has made me look at things a little more critically and I don't know if that is a good thing or bad. I think the things that I have noticed lately have been a few experiences while out shopping and I didn't make a scene when these thing happen, I didn't day anything in fact and even tried to rationalise and explain the behavior of others.

While shopping at Jcpenny in the jewelry section I picked out some earrings and waiting at the counter for an elderly white women to finish her purchase at this time some additional members of her family came up and were holding items clearly not from the jewelry section and the cashier had already told me she would be right with me before they arrived but as what I assumed was her mother left her and her teenage daughter stepped up to the counter with their items. The cashier told her, well "asked" her if it was okay to wait on me first, which wasn't okay because why should you have to ask her that and then she hesitated saying...uh I guess and I was very close to saying "Why shouldn't it be okay"  and I know other's who would have said that and a lot more. I believe  the teenager said to the mother "she was here first" as her mom hesitated to say I should be waited on first. I paid for my belonging and walked away, but that made me feel away for several reasons and then I tried to rationalise that maybe they were there first but no they had bra's and other things so they may have been with the other lady but had walked away and were not present when I arrived but they felt privileged to go ahead of me. And the cashier even felt the need to "ask" if it was okay to wait on me first. And I wonder if she had said no what the cashier would have said or what I would have said.
I think because it went the way it did nothing was really learned and I don't want to make excuses or guess what she may have meant about it but the way I took it was she is either rude or thought she should be helped before me.