"No American has the right to allow the present government to say, when Negro children are being bombed and hosed and shot and beaten all over the Deep South, that there is nothing we can do about it.There must have been a day in this country’s life when the bombing of the children in Sunday School would have created a public uproar and endangered the life of a Governor Wallace. It happened here and there was no public uproar". This link talks more about minorities as well, www.abpsi.org/pdf/juvenilejustice.pdf
When working with diverse cultures, it is important to recognize where the individual youth come from and to learn about how their experiences in life may be different then yours. For example, I am a white female coming from a middle class family. Growing up my parents expected me to get good grades, to graduate high school, then to graduate from college, get a good career, and then to start a family. Many other family especially those of different cultures have different expectations for their children and it is important to be aware of these differences. For example, in the video one of the teenagers being interviewed said that her parents both had her young and both dropped out of high school and this was what was expected of her. However, she wants to prove them wrong because she wants to do better for herself.
As being a future youth worker, once I find my first job with youth, I should familiarize myself about the community that I will be working in and to not take the job unless I know I will love it.
As youth workers we really will have to familiarize ourselves with all different parts of communities. In saying this, it is good to do research and really get a firm understanding of how you can help students to learn and grow in the best environment possible.
ReplyDeleteTo help our youth grow and succeed we must know what their life is like in the community they live in. As youth workers we must be able to challenge ourselves to learn about the different cultures in the communities and show the students how many different cultures there really are in society. We also need to help youth understand that they are equal to one another as human beings no matter what race or culture they come from.
ReplyDeleteI also believe that parent involvement with a child's education is very important. I believe that if a parent cares enough to be involved then that child will care too.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed you post and agree with all the comments that have already been left. I also think its very important to have the parents involvement with their children's education and that we as youth workers need to learn about the different cultures we will be working with.
ReplyDeleteI think you are right it is important to recognize that even today minorities still suffer from the past. Also parent involvement plays a huge part in a child's education and can really make a difference. Seeing that video really showed students wanting their parents to be involved even in high school.
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