Diversity

     The readings for social studies this week were extremely interesting, especially the article about the ants.  Diversity and acceptance are tremendously important concepts that children should be taught at an early age.  Children should be taught to embrace individuals who are different from themselves and that these differences are what makes the world an interesting place to live.  Teachers must teach their students that everyone is important and should be treated in this way.  A great area in which teachers can incorporate diversity into their curriculum is through social studies.  In social studies students can learn about other people and cultures that are different from their own.  As students learn about different cultures, they will create an understanding and acceptance of others as well as finding out that other cultures may not be quiet that different from their own.  It will also help the students realize that others are not quite as different from themselves as they thought.  After all, there is more that unites humankind than divides it.

The Right Career

Today, I worked with the five-year-old girl that I am assessing for Dr. Gann's class.  The little girl was so sweet.  She said that she liked all the fun things that she was getting to do and that she felt smart.  To thank her for helping me, I let her pick out two stickers.  She was so tickled and excited.  When I took her back to her classroom, she showed all her friends her cool stickers.  I enjoyed working with her so much, and I am even more certain that I have picked the right career!