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Mildred D. Taylor and Cultural Awareness

2 Clock Hours of Early Childhood Education
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Reign in your Bias

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​Click on the following link to view the required reading from TeachingTolerance.org:
  • Common Beliefs
​A bias is a preference. It is a tendency to think one way instead of another.
People who work with children are usually very adept at realizing their biases and checking them at the door. This is a valuable skill that benefits all adults, but it isn’t foolproof. Biases and prejudices are completely normal. It helps us discern our preferences with every aspect of life from food to education to social circles. A bias really only becomes a problem when it develops into a negative tendency directed toward another person or group of people. 
“Baby, we have no choice of what color we're born or who our parents are or whether we're rich or poor. What we do have is some choice over what we make of our lives once we're here.”
― Mildred D. Taylor, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
​Biases develop at a very young age and they are the result of exposure to other people’s biases according to TeachingTolerance.org . Combine that with experiences and by the end of the toddler years you have a pretty firm foundation for bias. For most people there is a moderate bias toward one group and others have an extreme bias against another. Each person’s bias is just like their fingerprint; completely unique to them. 
​In order to check your bias and avoid allowing it to guide your actions it is important to be aware of any biases you may have. There may be biases that you have that you are unaware of and that you do not think are influencing your ability to do your job. Unfortunately, there are many small actions that represent biases. These can range from calling on certain students more than others to altering consequences for some students. Your biases do exist and they do affect the children that you work with, however, it is possible to be vigilant against this habit. 
​If you are aware of your biases and how that influences your day you can begin to conquer them. There is no roadmap to eliminating your biases altogether and in many instances it takes years of determination to work through them. 
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Course Navigation Menu

1. Course Agenda
2. About Mildred D. Taylor
3. Author of Nine Novels
4. Pre-Assessment (1/7)
5. Cultural Awareness & Literature
6. Cultural Worldview (2/7)
​7. Reign in your Bias
8. Steps to Eliminate Biases
9. Biases & Interactions (3/7)
10. Taylor Books & Awareness
11. Bridging the Gap
12. How to Bridge the Gap
13. Silhouette  Character Portrait (4/7)
14. "Me Soup" (5/7)
15. Wax Museum (6/7)
16. End of Course Quiz (7/7)
17. Course Evaluation Form
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  • Child Care Courses
    • About ECE Virtual Classroom
    • ECE Virtual Facilitators
    • Course Requirements
    • Course Instructions
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    • ECE Virtual Classroom
  • Select Course
    • Relationships with Families
    • Social and Emotional Development
    • Sign Language Tools for the Classroom
    • Building Community Through Circle Time
    • Easing Separation Anxiety
    • Family Activity Nights
    • Interactions and Guidance
    • Mildred D. Taylor and Cultural Awareness
    • Operation Military Families
    • Reinforcement and Redirection
    • School age Play
    • Social and Emotional Development
    • Spanish in the Early Childhood Classroom
    • Supporting Families with Special Needs
    • Supporting Self-Esteem
    • Teaching Self Expression
    • The Anxious Child
    • ​Using Literature to Support Diverse Families
    • Yoga for Young Children
  • Contact
  • Enroll in Courses