Some questions to consider related to Socialization and Creativity in Childhood development are the following:
1. How do children learn to understand their own emotions?
2. How do we assess social competency in early childhood?
3. How important is creativity to development in early childhood?
4. How should we view children's art?
5. Is creativity related to intelligence? (Convergent and Divergent Thinking)
We discussed the factors that influence socialization and talked about outcomes of children in a variety of situations.
We also talked about Tim Wise and work that he has done related to challenging stereotypes and recognizing privilege.
Yesterday some thoughtful responses came out in the reflection questions related to stereotypes and prejudice including:
Unlearning & Rethinking Prejudice - "Nobody is born a racist."
"People have attacked me for thinking I'm 'just like the others'"
"I would like to change by not accusing someone of something before I really know them."
"I deal with prejudice by not laughing at all or saying that I don't want to hear what you have to say."
"I deal with prejudice by saying, that hasn't been my experience."
"...there has been a silent war of races going on. I think because it's been that way for so long and people just don't change."
"When I see that others are being prejudiced towards me, I speak my mind, I let the other person know that I don't like it."
"I love where I come from and I'm proud of my culture."
"Positivity is the key through prejudice."
"...I feel that it makes them look stupid and rude to be speaking publicly about such things..."
Remember that it is important to identify and acknowledge stereotypes and prejudice within yourself and then work to make changes. Thanks for your thoughtful responses PSY 30!
