Does Turkish Early Childhood Education Program
Appropriate for Anti-Bias Education?
The early childhood education is the most precious time in the life of an individual. It does not only meet the developmental needs of a young child, but also offers an environment that child becomes socialized with his/her peers, who have different and diverse background than each other; considering the fact that most of the classrooms are in Turkey grow into a diverse background in recent years (Milli Egitim Bakanligi, 2013). In early years, children enjoy with numerous experiences, which might shape their knowledge and understanding relevant to sensitive issues such as race, gender and family background. At the age of two, children start recognizing their bodies and environment (Berk, 2012). In addition, a young child records the behavior of the adults towards the other people, who are different from themselves, and when it comes to s/he reflects the recorded behaviors. Early childhood education teachers are responsible for offering an education that exposes children in different settings and respect the diverse background of each child and their …show more content…
In other words, the standards might be a beacon for teachers to find their way to create their lesson plan. During the time my classmates and I discussed issues about Anti-Bias Education, I was thinking about how Anti-Bias education might apply in a Turkish early childhood education program, and which one of the standards Turk kindergarten teachers might utilize for this purpose. Then, it occurs to me obviously the social emotional development standards might employ with the intention of creating an Anti-Bias Education settings. Since, social emotional development of a child is essential to learn how to express him/herself, to control emotions, to live in peace and order with surroundings (Kandir & Alpan,
Appropriate for Anti-Bias Education?
The early childhood education is the most precious time in the life of an individual. It does not only meet the developmental needs of a young child, but also offers an environment that child becomes socialized with his/her peers, who have different and diverse background than each other; considering the fact that most of the classrooms are in Turkey grow into a diverse background in recent years (Milli Egitim Bakanligi, 2013). In early years, children enjoy with numerous experiences, which might shape their knowledge and understanding relevant to sensitive issues such as race, gender and family background. At the age of two, children start recognizing their bodies and environment (Berk, 2012). In addition, a young child records the behavior of the adults towards the other people, who are different from themselves, and when it comes to s/he reflects the recorded behaviors. Early childhood education teachers are responsible for offering an education that exposes children in different settings and respect the diverse background of each child and their …show more content…
In other words, the standards might be a beacon for teachers to find their way to create their lesson plan. During the time my classmates and I discussed issues about Anti-Bias Education, I was thinking about how Anti-Bias education might apply in a Turkish early childhood education program, and which one of the standards Turk kindergarten teachers might utilize for this purpose. Then, it occurs to me obviously the social emotional development standards might employ with the intention of creating an Anti-Bias Education settings. Since, social emotional development of a child is essential to learn how to express him/herself, to control emotions, to live in peace and order with surroundings (Kandir & Alpan,