Implicit Bias
Please read the document carefully.
Step 1:
Readings:
- “Learning About Culture, Language & Fairness” (Chapter 5 pp. 55-76) from Anti- Bias Education for Young Children and Ourselves
- Learning About Gender Identity & Fairness” (Chapter 7 pp. 90-100) from Anti-Bias Education for Young Children and Ourselves
- Valenzuela, A. “The Subtractive Elements of Caring and Cultural Assimilation” (pp.20-29)
Before we start, read the protocol here:
Your task:
Step #1 : write a passage that you are selecting from any of this week's readings:
Write what you think about the passage ( interpretation, connection to past experiences...)
Now say what you see as the impliations for your work.
Step 2
First, read the following article: https://www.tolerance.org/magazine/is-implicit-bias-racist
Then, answers the following questions about your own practice and your own interaction with your students:
How have your implicit biases impact your students in the past?
What advice from the article would help you navigate that situation better?
What can you do to be continually aware of any implicit biases that you may have?
How does this article push your thinking?
Implicit Bias
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Step 1
The passage "learning about gender identity & fairness" indicate that gender identity is a significant concern for young children as they categorize themselves as boys and girls by observing physical differences, such as girls with long hair and boys with short hair. However, gender roles and anatomy are socially and culturally constructed as the adults teach the children how boys and girls are expected to behave. The passage indicates that society should be blamed for biased gender identity based on gender roles because it teaches young children how to act like males and females. For instance, boys grow up knowing they should be strong as society does not expect them to cry (Derman-Sparks & Edwards, 2010, p. 91). Thus, crying is for girls as they are perceived as the weaker gender. The message presented by the article connects with my past experiences as I thought women's role was cooking and men should not enter the cooking area. The message implies that gender identity and gender roles are based on implicit bias.
Step 2
Impacts of Implicit Bias on my Students
My implicit bias towards my students include...
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