Hey! My name is Lucy and I am excited to have you here on my blog. I believe taking time to help one little child at a time to achieve his/her full potential is never wasted. Connecting with a child early is the best way to build a better tomorrow.
Equity in Early Childhood Systems—A Closer Look
Takes a Big Heart to Help Shape Little Minds Schools have always been interested in fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). DEI has taken on renewed meaning as student populations become more diverse in every way regarding race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, language, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, special needs, and more. Research shows that children and adults alike thrive in diverse, equitable environments. In this episode of Grow Kinder®, host Dr. Tia Kim speaks with clinical psychologist and social-emotional learning researcher Dr. Mylien Duong. Dr. Duong speaks about the importance of building educators’ self-awareness in equity work and how educators can use perspective-taking and equity audits to help improve DEI in education. She describes how she applies David Foster Wallace’s idea of “seeing the water” t...
Lucy, I love your title for this blog! I think in most things doing each thing in your day with intention and love equates to great things happening. Have you ever gotten overwhelmed in the early childhood setting when it seems as though there are so many needs and so many kids to help? I think one child at a time is a good reset! Rose
ReplyDeleteThank you Rose for reading my post.Yes oftentimes I am overwhelmed! I have been dealing with preschoolers for about 25 years now, I have discovered taking one child at a time, has really keep me going.
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