Diversity in classrooms

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Pages: 4
Subject: Sociology
Our classrooms are filled with diversity, children from different backgrounds and cultural
beliefs, but what they all have in common is they are all little beings that need our
constant love,
devotion, and attention. During drop
off time, you will find very energetic
infants, hungry infants, and some who are struggling with separation anxiety to name a
few. This can make drop
Instructions:
off time challenging for both the parents and the caregiver.
Read the following three (3) scenarios about Emily, Sam, and Alex.


Emily:
Emily is ten months old. Emily’s mother starts Emily’s day off by quietly
entering her bedroom and rubbing her back to wake her up. She shares
excitement about the
day Emily will have at childcare. She takes her time getting
Emily dressed and feeding her breakfast, and then with excitement, she asks,
“Are you ready to go see Miss Jennifer?”. Once at school, Emily’s mother carries
her into the classroom, where the
teacher is waiting with a bright smile on her
face to welcome Emily. There is soft but fun music playing in the background.
Emily’s mother greets Miss Jennifer with an excited tone, and Miss Jennifer asks
how Emily’s night and the morning were. Then, af
ter Emily’s mother shares that
everything went well, Miss Jennifer reaches for Emily, and Emily’s mother gives
her a quick hug, kisses her, says I will see you later, and turns around to leave.
Emily whimpers a little, but Miss Jennifer quickly distracts h
er with a toy, and
before you know it, Emily is smiling and enjoying her day.
Sam:
Sam is 15 months old and brought to school each morning by his dad;
childcare is a new experience for the dad since, in their culture, a child should be
home and raised by f
amily members. Sam’s dad has begun allowing Sam to walk
into the program on the administrator’s advice instead of carrying him, allowing
Sam to become more independent. Sam’s teacher asks Sam’s dad how the night
and morning were, and Sam’s dad begins to ex
plain that he had a rough night
and Sam did not sleep well since they are trying to transition him to his room
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since he has been co-sleeping with his mother since birth. Sam’s dad has
recently found out that when Sam does nap in school, it is on a mat on the floor.
Sam’s teacher assures dad that she will make sure he takes a good rest, to
which dad replies, “please hold him while he sleeps; do not place him on the floor
on a mat; laying on the floor is disrespectful to our beliefs.”
• Alex: Alex is eight months old and has just been left by his young mother in the
infant classroom. Mom was again on her phone when she brought him in, gave
him a quick hug and kiss, and passed him off to his teacher, Miss Joanna. Miss
Joanna sits with Alex in the rocker since he seems very upset and gently begins
to rub his back and sings some lovely calming lullabies. She holds Alex until he is
calm and tells him his mommy will be back. Often Miss Joanna has to remind
mom that she is not to be on the telephone when she enters the classroom, and
she is reminded to fill out her portion of the day sheet, which tells Miss Joanna
when Alex ate last and had a diaper change. After a short while, Alex is nice and
calm. Miss Joanna points and asks Alex, ‘Would you like to go and see the
mobile?’ She moves towards a mobile, reflecting the light shining through a
nearby window. ‘Look at the colors, Alex, she says, touching the mobile with her
hand. ‘Can you reach the mobile too?’ she says, looking at Alex and prompting
him to touch the mobile. As Alex is calm, Miss Joanna takes him for a diaper
change, and then Miss Joanna places him on the floor with some of his little
friends.
For this case study, you must answer each prompt with explicit detail:

• Looking at all 3 scenarios, list one similarity and one difference between them.
• As the teacher of Sam, how would you reply to the dad? Explain why you will use
the wording you have.
• Alex’s mom seems more interested in being on her telephone and not speaking
with Miss Joanna about Alex’s night and morning. Putting yourself in Miss
Joanna’s shoes, do you again talk with the parent or finally bring this to the
attention of the administrator/director and why?

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