Farwell

Good Bye All
It was great during this quarter. I learned a lot in a short time. Good luck classmates. Keep in touch. Have a great Holiday and stop by Once in a while.

Adjourning

Spending 6 hours per week in class, organizing power point assignments, studying at the library, putting together projects, cramming for finals were ways in which I bonded with my classmates at Humphrey's College. We were a tight knit group who worked well together, who studied together, stressed together, cried together, put some of the BEST assignments/projects on our journey to receiving our Bachelor's Degree. Many of us even worked together as we began our journey to becoming Preschool Teacher's for Stockton Unified School District. 

Yes, when leaving Humphreys College it was EXTREMELY hard to leave. We worked so good together and made challenging choices together. SAYING GOOD-BYE-This was probably the most difficult time for me personally to say bye, attending school, staying busy, and keeping my brain challenged made it hard for me when Graduating. Not to mention the AWESOME friendships I made. Prior to our last class of the quarter we had a GOOD-BYE dinner. To this day I have remained friends with my classmates from Humphrey's College in fact we still even work together.

ADJOURNING FROM WALDEN -"to evaluate what happened and capture lessons learned for future projects",(Abudi, 2010).In my opinion adjourning is essential so that the group will have closure, will be able to connect in the future, and will be able to learn from the experiences when being part of a team.
 Resources

Abudi, G. (2010). The five stages of team development: A case study. Retrieved from http://www.projectsmart.co.uk/the -five-stages-of-team-develpment-a-case-study.html

Conflict Resolution

At work there is a parent who keeps trying to blame both assistant and associate teacher for her son getting hurt. She came in for 2 days and said he was hurt and that she did not receive an ouch report and wanted to speak to me about it.  For example she said he had a scratch on his chest and I lifted up his shirt to see what she was talking about and there was no scratch.  I told her we would keep a good eye on him and that I would make sure to watch him through out the day.
The next morning she made the same accusation again towards the staff, in fact she was loud about it. I asked her to follow me to the office, to sit down and I told her I'd be documenting down what she was stating. I listened to what she had to say. I let her know that we have excellent staff and have been working together for 4 years and I have had no complaints like this. I also let her know we could use volunteers and what was the process to volunteer. I let her know of the open door policy and that she would be welcomed to volunteer.

Who Am I As A Communicator?

According to both my husband and co-worker I am a little more out going and confident. They don't see the nervousness and the red ears and the stuttering when I am conducting the monthly parent meetings. As the year goes by I gain more confidence but in the beginning it is very difficult for me, especially if I have to do a Spanish/English meeting.

My Verbal Aggressive score matched both of their scores I maintain a good balance of respect and consideration when arguing. For others viewpoints and ability I attack the point rather than the person, I can totally see this. I do this often. But no matter what I need to watch for this because both professionally and personally I need to stop arguing it doesn't matter.

My goal is to be an effective communicator with parents to be non judgmental and to be willing  accept their customs, beliefs, and traditions.

EACH PERSON IS DIFFERENT

• How might Culture Myopia negatively impact Early Childhood communicating interacting with young children, families, colleagues, and community

         It may affect our communication negatively because within a classroom there is ALWAYS diversity and in order to promote this we must be willing to accept it. As stated by O'Hair “…successful intercultural communication requires mindfulness, respect for others, and accurate perceptions of situations” (2015, p. 43). When we interact with colleagues, families, children, we must respect their beliefs, understandings, and feelings. 

• Analyze Relationship between Platinum Rule and effective communication

Based on being an effective communicator and the Platinum Rule you need to treat other’s the way you want to be treated. All communication should be valued and respected regardless of age, sex and what the message is, (Beebe, Beebe, &Redmond, 2011, p. 114).

• Describe strategies for communicating effectively with those from different cultures

In a disagreement both parties need to be respectful, they should treat each other how they want to be treated. This is when the Platinum Rule comes in handy, as adults there has to be a compromise “Do unto others as you would have do unto you”, (Beebe, Beebe, & Redmond, 2011, p. 114)