I want to first say that I absolutely love the
video and it really gets my mind thinking about how skin color and appearance
really does affect a lot even though we like to believe as a society that we
are beyond that. I think that implicit bias’ definitely impact out interactions
with students, parents and other staff. Whether we choose to believe it or not,
people surround themselves with people most like them. We are more comfortable
as individuals with being surround by people we view to be like us. This can be
the same appearance, the same values, or the same ethnicity. I think many
individuals prefer to be surrounded by those like them, and view those not like
them as inferior, and not important. The biggest thing I can do to challenge
implicit bias when it comes to my students, is to show them that I am dedicated
to them, and I am not going away. I am going to continue to fight FOR them, to
encourage them, and always support them. I am going to show them that I care
for them, and I am their supporter. I might not look like many of them, but I
will treat them as equal individuals and show them that they are important to
me.
