The Comeback Kid Strikes Again

My key learnings from the Start Seeing Diversity media segments and my blog discussions was how learning about self makes it possible to effectively decide what to say , what to do , when to wait , and when to act  in many different kinds of settings. I have changed. I had to first find out who I am and where do I fit in this world. I feel as though being an anti-bias educator is a part of me now. I know it will not be instantaneous, but I know on my journey itis coming my way. I will embrace it with all my heart, mind , and soul.

One day a mother and her daughter were in a library and the daughter notice a middle-aged woman with a deformity. She was not born with all of her arm and hand. She was wearing a device on her arm. The tip of this device was shaped like a hook to help the woman to pick up objects. The young girl had never seen a device like this. This was her first time seeing someone wearing one. She immediately asked her mother with a loud voice while pointing to the woman , "mother what is wrong with that lady's arm?" According to the media segment "ableism, is biases based on a person's physical abilities"  (Media, 2013) . Her mother said quietly, “oh no, don’t point!” There are some messages that might have been communicated to this child by the adult's response. According to the media segment, “say positive statements about diversity”  (Media, 2013) . An example of how an anti-bias educator might have responded to support the child's (or classroom's ) unde