As we are coming to an end at our time at Walden University,
I realized that there is so much that I have learned. The first and most
important concept that I learned from this program is the concept of an
anti-bias education. When I signed up for this program, I didn’t realize
exactly what I had gotten myself into. As we continued through the program, I
was excited to keep learning more and developing my understanding of what an
anti-bias education was.
The next concept that has really changed the way I look at
things is learning that we all have biases. Throughout this program we have
been asked to look into ourselves and see what hidden biases and strengths we
could find. It was important for me to figure out my own biases and learning
where they came from. It was reassuring to know that my colleagues were going
through the same thing and that we could work together and support one another.
The final concept that I learned is that we can all make a
difference in the early childhood field. I never believed that my one voice
could make a difference. What I have found is that it can, and that if we combine
our voices, we can do so much more! This concept has made me look into
advocating for the early childhood field, and I am interested in seeing where
this takes me.
From learning everything that we have, there is a long-term
goal that I have for myself. My goal is to take everything I have learned from
this program and apply it not only to my professional life but to my personal
life as well. I want to teach my own children through an anti-bias education
along with my future students.
With all the knowledge that I have learned, it couldn’t have
happened without all of my professors and colleagues that I have met along the
way. Dr. Shephard, it has been an honor learning from you these past 16 weeks.
The questions that you leave us after each assignment, has helped me to
continue my learning and to think deeper about different topics. It has also
been your support and encouragement along with my colleagues that has helped me
to finish this program.
I want to personally thank all of my colleagues for helping
and supporting me throughout this program. By asking questions and sharing
personal experiences, I have learned an abundance of information from all of
you. I hope that I have done the same for you. I plan to keep this blog up and
running to share with you information that I have learned and how my life has
been changing due to this program. You can keep in touch with me through here
or through my email which is: charlotte_heiser@yahoo.com.
It will be interesting to see how we all put our anti-bias
education to practice. I just hope you all remember to celebrate the small
successes and to not let anything stop you from achieving your dreams. I wish
you all the best of luck and an early congratulations on graduating!
