Pre-K And Cultural Differences

In the book Preschool in Three Cultures Revisited, the authors, Joseph Tobin, Yeh Hsueh, and Mayumi Karasawa, look into preschools in three cultures: China, Japan, and the United States. Prior to writing this books, the authors did research on one preschool in each of the countries to see what the learning styles were and how they compared to one another. Then they went back some twenty years later to see if there were any changes in the preschools. The changes, or lack thereof, brought about the book Preschool in Three Cultures Revisited.

However, this also regards sexuality beliefs. For example, if a homosexual person is working at the nursery, you should not judge him because he has equal rights just like you, and is part of the society just like you.

As a young child, I lived life colorblind, unable to grasp the concept of race or skin color. Growing up in Florida as the only Asian in my elementary school and never being bullied for being different, I assumed everyone was white, including me. But then came that earth-shattering epiphany: I realized I wasn’t white. I started to notice that not every supermarket sold Pocky or bubble tea and that it’s not common to get money in shiny, red envelopes on New Year’s. I realized that not everyone knew how to use chopsticks, that not everyone ate rice with every meal, and that when some people spoke slowly to me, it’s not because they were trying to articulate, but because they thought I didn’t understand English.

Growing up I did not have very many friends who were of color. I had one best friend who was half white and half Samoan. I did not think anything of her being different than me because we have known each other from birth. Color did not matter to us; we were best friends. Due to my lack of exposure to people of different races than what I was used to, I developed a picture in my head of what it meant to be white. To be white when I was a child meant you were well off and were not in danger. I always classified different races with danger because it is what I always saw on the news. That Is very embarrassing to say but it is true. I do not feel this way today because I have more experiences in life that have helped me make connections and change my view on people who are different from me. I do not want my children to think or feel the way I did when I was younger. I want to expose my students and children to different cultures and races. I want them to be comfortable being around anyone no matter what the color of their skin

In today's society many religions and many people don't see eye to eye with the LGBTQ community. They see this community as something less significant than others, viewed as something unnatural, and even something different from this world we live in. This community suffers from being threatened for their lives, being scared of being their true self. In what power should people have to make these decision on what people should like; none, because people should be allowed to love whatever gender they please with. People in this community shouldn't have to a live in fear of being judged by others, tormented, or even humiliated because others don't agree with what gender they like. They are just like every human that loves, but many don't see that because of maybe the way they were raised was to only believe in same sex marriage or people just don't like the idea of a sex liking the same sex. People don't see that society is more open than it was back in the days. This community suffers from being othered and are being viewed as monstering walking on the street. There's stereotypes being made about people in this community, there's religions that disown family that are in this community, and people don't see these types of event could lead to self harm, addiction, and could mess a person mind, just because they don't agree with what gender they please with.

One of my friends thinks being gay, lesbian. bisexual and transgender is wrong because of his religion. If people keep thinking that, no one is ever going to be equal. It is so wrong to hate people because they are different. Everyone deserves to be loved and accepted. In this society it will not be likely to happen because everyone makes fun of people who are different. Being different is a great thing because it shows that the person who is different is confident and does not care of what people think of them. People, especially little kids, make fun of people who are different. I was born with a lazy eye so I had to wear an eye patch growing up. I was made fun of and called a pirate. A close friend of mine was born with one ear and had to get it recreated out of skin from different areas of his body. He hates the people who made fun of him. People have different personalities, so it is not likely to ever be equal. There are people who spread rumors criticizing others; the other people are not equal anymore because people are judging

LGBT are cruelty criticised and discriminated, and there is when freedom of speech become harmful ; This fact is a serious national issue, especially in young people. Since now everybody have the right to speak out their mind, malicious people do not hesitate to mock others, leading to brutal consequences as depression and suicide. Each person should be able to live life the way they want, and not worry about others opinions if their comments will not contribute anything positive, at the end of the day, they would not solve one problems for one give so much importance to them. Is true that God made man and woman to be together, not man and man or woman and woman, but we not God to judge nobody, and God will do his job ; They do not bother or interfere in people's life, they just want to be happy and express their thoughts as a part of the community , and they have the right to do it so. “The Presbyterian Church (USA) joined other religious groups in the United States, including the Episcopal Church, that sanction same-sex marriage or the blessing of same-sex unions, according to the Pew Research Center” (Christian, Kurt). Gay marriage is a prove that everything is possible if we put effort on it, no matter what people say. Since by

My first recollection of race and racism was when I was in either the 1st or second grade. I was in the local grocery store with my father who is of caucasian descent, and after a while I began to notice that people were glaring at us. It eventually dawned upon me that the

Some parents, do not wish for a homosexual child. These types of people believe in tradition, tradition, being used as a loose word, as a “correct” term for normality. “Traditional” mothers would like to see their baby girls in a white dress, while “traditional” fathers want to walk them down the aisle. These mothers want to see their sons with a woman like themselves and the fathers want their sons to “be a man.” Although these are possibilities for homosexual couples, there are many people to deem it as abnormal. To some just the idea of their kid being gay is monstrous. They find it repulsing and if their kids do turn out gay they push them aside.

I knew from an early age my sisters and I were different, we had similar features, this I knew because everyone said we looked alike but they could never just say we looked alike. They would always tell my older sister “She is like the light skinned version of you !” My sister would always just smile but I knew deep down it bothered her. She was always la negrita bella or “beautiful little black girl”

I myself am heterosexual but don’t have any qualms with anyone else’s preferences; nonetheless, I take responsibility for the comfortableness of my fellow humans. I am disappointed in the hate that is fed through people’s actions. It’s even more disheartening that groups are made to

One of the most stimulating aspects of early education is observing and supporting young children as they develop their individual identities. This development takes place within different social contexts where issues relating to human diversity and difference impact significantly on children’s understandings and ways of being in the world. Arguably, our education begins when we are first able to detect causes and consequences, and continue to form the basis of our identity, behaviours and knowledge of the world around us. Glover (1991) in the early 1990s found that as 2-3 year old children became aware of difference they simultaneously develop positive and negative feelings about the differences they observe. For example, racial awareness impacts on their perceptions of skin colour and on their preferences in the social relationships they initiate and foster with other children. An Australian study conducted by Palmer (1990) exemplifies how preschool children were able to make negative judgements based on racial characteristics of young Aboriginal children. Children were reportedly saying ‘You’re the colour of poo… Did your mum drop you in the poo?’ This observation suggests that children as young as 2 years old are becoming aware of diversity and differences of others, and these judgements children are making are often affecting their ability to make sound judgements of others

The interaction a preschooler has with the surrounding environment, whether it be physical or social, has a significant impact on the child’s development. Ramani (2012), had taken a look at playful environment versus a structured environment to see which one benefited children more when it came to social interaction and joint problem solving. The interaction shown in the experiment showed that a playful environment benefits children more because they are free to communicate and interact with other children, they were more observant of their environment, would imitate more to get their point across, and were overall more positive. Denham, Bassett, Zisser, and Wyatt (2014) evaluated the child’s engagement with the surrounding physical and social environment, along with taking a look at the ways social-emotional learning can predict how academically ready the children are.

The first time I realized I was different was in second grade, when I opened my mouth to answer a question and my peers giggled as I struggled to answer. I pronounced my R's like W's, which threw my whole pronunciation of the English language into a twist. My previously "adorable" lapses in speech were now affecting me negatively. I was different than the rest of my classmates; I had been born with a speech disorder.

The community I grew up in was very small. Everybody knew everybody! We were all taught to love everyone no matter what color they are. Where I grew up my grandmother was everybody grandmother. When she cooked everyone on our street was more than welcome to come and get a plate, if she had enough. As a young black African American girl I always heard about racism and what my race and other races had to go through. I went to three different elementary schools and we had kids of all race there. At Park Ridge Elementary is where I met my first friend of a different race. At Career Academy High School, in February we had a Black History Program. Our teachers tried to demonstrate what they had to go through by posting whites only on certain water