Anti-Bias Education Program Analysis

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The standards in 2006 program, which directly related to Anti-Bias Education were:
1. Recognizes own traits (Gains: Tells own physical characteristics, Tells overall emotional characteristics.)
8. Respects the diversity (Gains: Accepts own different characteristic, accepts others have different characteristics)
The number of standards, which are directly related to anti-bias education, was surprisingly very few, which demonstrates improvement of the standards were inevitable to offer a culturally responsive education. However, one of the suggestions for the early childhood teachers in this early childhood education program book was to create a “Respect for Diversity Education” (Milli Eğitim Bakanlığı, 2006). Based on the ECE program book (Milli …show more content…

The numbers of standards directly related to ABE are increased, but the suggestions for the “Respects for Diversity Education” are not in the program book. A kindergarten teacher might utilize S1 and S2 to create activities, which might increase the self-awareness of the children and family pride, which exactly match with the first goal of ABE. While I was working, I created a wall for the family photograph’s, and invited the parents of the students in to my classroom. By applying S6 and S8 into a kindergarten curriculum, the teacher might create opportunities to their students to become more aware and respect the other individuals, who have different characteristics. Then the teacher should create an environment to discuss how to protect others’ right, when they against discriminatory actions. In this way, the teacher will be empowering the students’ skills to speak up for others to protect them, which is the last goal of ABE. Lastly, the teachers might apply S9 to their lesson plans to deeply discuss the culture of children, but first the teacher should become cognizant about the cultural background of the each student. With my current knowledge on ABE, I would confidently create an ABE in a kindergarten setting by using aforementioned five social emotional

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