One of the critical characteristics of a professional multicultural educator is the ability to reflect on issues that concern young children, their families, and the impact of classroom practices on their lives. Reflection is a way of being introspective and examining your thoughts and opinions at a deeper level. As you reflect, you acquire additional information and in-depth knowledge. Reflection allows you to critically look at your own practices and identify ways to enhance your professional skills as a multicultural early childhood educator.

This discussion forum requires you to reflect and discuss your reflections on “As an early childhood educator, what do I want for young children and what do I need to know to support the needs of culturally diverse children and their families”?