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Through out this course, I have learned so much about the importance of multicultural curriculums, prejudice, bias, and equality. Out of all the wonderful knowledge and resources, I have gained through this course, there was one activity on identity, that really helped me get to know who I really am, it helped me visit my past, reflect on the present, and look onward into the future.

 

I Am …..

I am a native of Asheville, North Carolina.

I am from the mountains, where snow seems to linger all year long.

I am the daughter of a retired UPS worker, and a retired Early Educator.

I am the youngest of 7.

I am a child who received hand me downs often.

I am a child who was chosen last.

I am a teenager ashamed of her body.

I am the color of cocoa.

I am a single mother living in subsidized housing.

I am from a culture where it does not offend me to be referred to as “black”.

I am a student, a wife, and a mother of 5 girls, and two adorable fur babies.

I am an individual who lives in a middle class community, and I now own my own home.

I am from Methodists religion.

I am a nurse, psychologists, social worker, and a mother and father when they are absent. I am an Early Educator.

I am proud to have experienced my past, in order to have accomplished so much in my present.

I am…….