Article Link: http://exchangepress.com/article/why-we-practice-anti-bias-education/5023032/
Contributors:
Elmida Baghdaserians, Julie Bisson, Seyran Bostanci, Regina Chavez, Catherine Goins, Deborah Glickman, Debbie LeeKeenan, Mary Pat Martin, B. Jo Ann Mundy, Colette Murray, Bryn Potter O’Shea, Fawzia Reza, Brian Silveira, Bill Sparks, Miyuki Yatsuya-Dix
“You know how you always wanted to change the world, make it a little better? This is your opportunity. Throw yourself in: make yourself proud.”
— Regina
Two great social-justice educators, Myles Horton and Paulo Freire, told us that it is by walking the road to educational and social change that we make it happen (1990). In this article, several experienced anti-bias educators share thoughts about the roads they walk. Each responded to several questions in writing or in a phone interview. For the sake of brevity, I have excerpted and tightened their comments. Here is what they say about why they chose to implement anti-bias education, the impact of doing this work on them personally and professionally, and their words of advice and encouragement.
The ECCE practitioners whose voices appear here have been putting anti-bias principles into practice for anywhere from 10 to 48 years. They are teachers of children, program directors, adult educators, college faculty, consultants, an assistant state superintendent for ECE, and the leader of a community anti-racism organization. ...