Author Archives: tiffineemorris

I have so many hopes when I think about working with children and families who come from diverse backgrounds. There is so very much I want to accomplish and I want them to feel! When I try to think about the one most important hope I have it is simply that I hope everyone feelsContinue reading “The Personal Side of Bias, Prejudice, and Oppression”

My student and their family are arriving from Ecuador next week! I have been researching their daily life, so that I am able to integrate some ideas into the classroom that will help her acclimate to our school! Here are my ideas so far: I have posted the written Spanish words around the room onContinue reading “Welcoming Families from Around the World”

The strongest memory I have of an experience where I witnessed someone else being a target of prejudice is actually in elementary school when I watched Gone with the Wind. I actually read it in 4th grade and then watched the movie the summer between 4th and 5th. While reading the book, of course, thereContinue reading “The Personal Side of Bias, Prejudice, and Oppression”

A time I specifically remember seeing microaggression is when I was out with my friends son, who is African American, and my kids, who are all white, at the grocery store. I had a clerk ask if ‘all of these’ were my kids, I only had 3 kids total with me all of whom areContinue reading “Practicing Awareness of Microaggressions”

I first called my mom because who better to ask questions! When I asked her to define culture she said culture is “what you and your family identifies with in terms of what you believe, what you eat, how you speak”. Her definition of diversity was “the things that make us all different and unique”.Continue reading “Perspectives on Diversity and Culture”

I would chose family photo album, recipe cards, and our Bible if I had to evacuate. They each mean so much and represent our family culture strongly. The family photo album shows they traditions we have, what we believe, how we interact, the way we have fun together. The recipe cards are important because theyContinue reading “My Family Culture”

Within my daily environment I have many, many factors and people which are supportive to me! First and second is my emotional and physical support. I receive this support from two main sources. I combine emotional and physical because these two people are who do both for me! They support me emotional, as well as,Continue reading “My Supports”

If I was five, outside by a stream, with a few of my friends and nothing to do, it would be pretty close to my childhood I had. We had a stream and a little bridge right in front of our house. We would pretend the bridge was our house and hang a sheet offContinue reading “My Connections to Play”

Relationships are important because they are what gives me purpose and grounds me. Relationships are what give me something to push for and to strive to be better at the things I am doing. They are what make me happy. These four guys right here are my closest relationships. My husband and my three boysContinue reading “Relationship Reflection”

Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.