My Own Identity

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1. Am I aware of my own identity and its influences on my beliefs and behaviors? Yes, I am aware of my own identity and its influences on my beliefs and behaviors. I do think that my identity does effect my beliefs and behaviors. When it comes to my beliefs and values in life, I have many beliefs and values that help me be who I am and who I should not be. I think you should be able to have you own values and beliefs, but you should be opened to reviewing other people’s values and beliefs. 2. Are any of my beliefs about child rearing different from the way I was raised? Which one? How have I changed that? No, I do not think my beliefs about child rearing are different from the way I was raised, because I think the way my parents raised me …show more content…

I see children as being equal. I find it interesting, when I learn about children’s different backgrounds, and religious backgrounds. I think it is great that there are all so many different cultures in America. When I was working in a preschool, the children at the school were all different backgrounds, from White, African American, Asian, Mexican and Indian and I never judged them. I never showed favoritism to the students that were the same as me. I feel like if I want to be treated equally and seen as a normal citizen of the United States, I should treat everyone, I come in contact with the …show more content…

So, now I can see I want to teach children with special needs. One thing that influenced my beliefs about special needs children is when I took the education 265: special education course. This class changed me on the way I see children with special needs and I enjoyed learning about all the different disabilities. I wish there were more classes at Community College of Philadelphia that focused more on special needs. I cannot wait until I transfer into my new college this fall and begin to study and learn more about special

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