We Don't Say Those Words In Class

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 ) understanding according to the media segment is “ to teach children how important it is to respond to biases, and to model problem solving to get concrete suggestions” (Media, 2013). An anti-bias educator according to Harro (2008) can help the children establish an “interpersonal relationship and make a change in how we value others and see the world” (Harro, 2008).
                                           References

Harro, B. (2008). "Cycle of Liberation. In Readings For Diversity and Social Justice (p. 53).
Media, L. (Director). (2013). "Start Seeing Diversity: Physical Ability and Characteristics" [Motion Picture].


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