Final Blog

 

          How my colleagues have supported me?

               It have been a tremendous pleasant during this school year, and I think that all of my colleagues are my family. Because what we have gone through and been in the same class for a period of time. We have taken several classes together, and that make me feel increasable firm and willing to learn from others. My colleagues have supported me in numerous ways than they know. I have learned to have confident in myself, and I can become who I want to. I have obtained to love myself more now because of my confidence has increased during this time period in class. I have learned never be afraid to ask questions if you do not understand about something. It is essential to have confidence and know that whatever do, do it in the moderation of love and humanity. I have learned to honor all men and diversity of people. It take all of the people to make the world go around whether you are black, white, Hispanic or Indians. If we learn to work together, progress will be and will be finish because of the togetherness. I have learned by working together develop friendships and concerns about each other. I can honestly say that since I started this course I have gained many faithful friends through by means of Cyber internet. I remember I posted the wrong analysis and Lizzie sent me an e-mail letting me know that it was the wrong debate. I thank God for my classmates they are unique in my heart and mind.

                   How I have supported my colleagues?

            I have supported my colleagues by being a positive role model to each of them. I help them with the information they needed and by encouraging them when I can. I try to respond to the discussion board. I respond to different posts to the best of my knowledge. I try to encourage my colleagues to the best of my knowledge because we all are working for the same goal to gain and accomplish our Master Degree’s. I want people to know that it is alright to fall as long as, you get back up and conquer the benefits. I want all of my colleagues to understand that quitters never win, and winners never quit. Thank all of you how you all of your response to the discussion board. I want to let each and everyone that I love you all and thank each and every one of you. May God Bless You All!!

               I would like, for all of my colleagues, to know that I pray for you and wishes nothing but the best for you all. I would like to thank the Professor from the bottom of my heart how you gave me an opportunity to be a confident learner. Thank you for being there for me and understanding me when I made mistakes, you build my confidence up with the foundation of learning and development. Again thank you Professor. Most of all I want to thank God for my health and strength for making this far, somebody, did not make it, but God saw fit let me come this far. Thank you God I would like, for my colleagues, to keep in touch with me. This information to reach me by e-mail—tyler.cedar@yahoo.com

The Last Good-Byes

            In my first group project, it did not go so well because everything went wrong for me. My computer was acting up because I did not realize that I needed to download adobe on my computer. The leader was upset with me and went and reported me to the teacher. She and another member was conversation me and another member in the study. I thought it was very unprofessional. But the teacher took care of it and explained to me that I need to download the adobe on my computer. The team leader and her partner asked me to forgive them which I did. But there was no trust, respect, and no listening skills in this project especially, on the team leader side.

After everything was completed, and we began the project individuals has to do something in the design. It was four of us my duty was getting the information we needed for our project. I was very shocked and surprised when team leader Sharon and the members agree to go with School Bullying for our topic for the project. I went to Blytheville high school and got the School Bullying Policy. We began to gather the information we needed to put the plan together. When everyone put their minds, heads, and energy together as a team, the leader did her part. Everyone began to communicate and asking questions about the project. When one could not find or accomplish their part, we would volunteer and help get the project together.

We did an excellent job I was excited about working together with people I did not even know. But at this moment we began to feel like we were at home. We knew that the end was near, and we did not want it to come to the finish line not just yet. We did not want it to end because everyone started to communicate and dialogue lead to relationships. This is what I gained in this project forever friendship between the people I collaborated with during this project. I hated for this section of my life to end because I learned that when people communicate with each other they form a bond. When we come together, we can conquer anything we set minds to. It is very hard to say good-bye when you get to know the people you are working with. Because you have grown closer through by means of communication.

Reference:

O’Hair & Wiemann, ( 2012), p. 278.

The Disagreements/Conflicts

          


         On September 30th 2013, I was called to the central office where the center Director needed to see and communicate with me. It was 1:00pm when I came into the office and sat down Mrs. Scott came in and asked how are you? I replied, “Bless and thankful.” Mrs. Scott told me that she wanted me to go and work at this new place called Focus. I have been employed by MCAEOC going on 13 years, and I have never had a steady job area. I have to trained people and never get paid for it, so I was just fed up with the bounding around. I tried to explain to Mrs. Scott that my granddaughter was going to the center where I worked at. I have gone through a divorce, and I just wanted her to understand. She told me that was I concerned about getting my granddaughter home. I told her that I was not complaining, but I just needed her to understand about the situation about the time. Leah had to be picked up from school. I just wanted her to just have a little compassion on me and granddaughter.

We was In that office about two and a half hours discussing the move to focus. I knew it was not being fair to me being switched around like a piece of trash. I was just hurt because Mrs. Scott has taken my classroom. Gave it to these two teachers who do not know what they are doing. So I seem that I was not getting nowhere with Mrs. Scott, so I decided to take the matter into my own hands. I said, “How many are you going to pay me when I leave to focus?” I knew if I can get her to focus on salary wise I was not going anywhere. She told me there was no money and why did I need to ask that question. I asked do I think I need the race and that thing was on a freeze. The other strategy was talk with a soft voice and show kindness and appreciation. I made a statement that I said to Mrs. Scott.” If I do not look good, you want look good.” I put the ‘’Platinum Rule to treat other as I want them to treat you.” I saw that I was not getting anywhere with Mrs. Scott, so I decided to use the three 3’s respect, reciprocal, and responsive interaction. I began to show respect because she is my employer and saying yes madam, and no madam. When I began to use these strategies, I got what I wanted to stay at my center. Mrs. Scott decided to send me back to my center where I belong. Because I was honest and professional by telling her the way I feel about her and the way she handles situations. I just wanted to be treated fairly and justice.

Reference:

Rosenberg   M. (2000) Raising Children Compassionately

Communication Skills

Think about the similarities and differences between how you and evaluated yourself as a communicator and how others evaluated you.

I do not consider myself as a good communicator, but I do get the points over to people what I want them to know. I have a problem with my speech and pronouncing my words correctly. The best communicating skills I have are being a listener. Sometimes I get too emotional and tend to jump in front when I need to be behind. Other people think that I am a good confident communicator. Because I get many comments after I, have done a speech or talk to the families during school period. I am an Evangelist, and I get to communicate with different people all of the time.

What is the one thing that surprised me you the most?

One thing that surprised me the most is when people come up to me and shake my hand/ or give me a big hug and say to my "O my I enjoyed you today.” Some of my parents say they enjoy communicating with me because I tell them the truth. I am an encouraging person I always like to find positive out of the worth situations. Because my dad’s always told me “Never speak evil or bad of anyone, If you can not find something good about a person, do not say anything about a person negative.”

             So that what I try to do because your words are your bond if people loose confident in you words do not mean a thing. It is essential to be true and real with people to gain their trust in you to develop healthy relationships.

What other insights about communicating did you gain this week?

The insights I have gained are that there are the different communication skills and each stand their own battlefields. We should consider how relevant information is? Communication can help people know who you are and where you stand and determine what individual you are. By means of information are you a positive person or a negative person by the conversation you carry on with them. Words can so let us be hurt, or they can build up a person so let us be careful in what we say and the way we say it.

Being in the field of early childhood education it is essential for all professionals to understand how to communicate with diversity of people. Because there are many races of young children and families that we come in contact with and each family, has their own unique ways of communicating. That means we have to know how to communicate with each other in order to support the children for learning and development. The best book to learn about each child in your classroom is from the child’s mother and daddy. When we become confident communicators this will help develop relationships between the teachers and the child’s parents. We recognize that the parents are their children first teachers when we need information we can help each other to teach the children.

Being in the field of early childhood education professional need to be aware on how important it is to be confident communicators. We need to be confident and interest listeners to what the other person has to say. It is extremely necessary for professionals to become good listeners in order to gain the parents convinced and trust. Most professionals need to comprehend the knowledge on how to develop a healthy relationship with the child’s experts. Using body language, eye contact, nodding of the head, hands to help enhance concerned. Letting the communicator know that you are a concern and interesting in what they are communicating about. We as professionals tend to do all of communication, but we should learn to become confident listeners.

Cultural Diversity

Yes! I do communicate with people differently because of their race, religion, and varying abilities.

Race

I worked with the Migrant Program until September 17, 2013, and they all mostly spoke Spanish. I do not speak Spanish that well, but I know how to use several strategies in communication with them. I use flash cards and some sign languages. I also used labeling every center with Spanish and English. I label toys and items to help the Spanish know what toys and items mean. I have music projects I have them in Spanish music, when I play with the children I use body language by making eye contact and nodding of the head and smiles lot of smiles on my face. I used signs with my hands, arms and facial expressions. I also had a third person in the classroom to interpret what the children say during exercises. Also, when they communicate with me the interpreter tell me what is being saying by the children. I also can speak some Spanish to children from attending different trainings.

Religion

I am an evangelist I travel to several places delivering the word of God, and I can not communicate with nonbelievers like I can communicate with believers. Because the nonbelievers does not understand and believe like the believers. That is why I can not communicate the same you have to be soft and gentle with babies. You can not feed babies with meat you have to give them milk until they have reach or grown into maturity. To be religion is having a duty to perform in a faithful manner and belief. Religion is all about carrying out or following understanding and knowledge of a higher feeling about people occur. Religious people you have to communicate with a spirit conversation instead of a physical conversation.

Mute

Without sound, people that are unable to communicate with words. There is a young lady work for McDonald and the way she communicate with her customers she has on her name tag. “I can not talk I read lips.” So what I do I speak slowly to her, I hold up three fingers, thumb, pointer, and the little finger. She smiles and hug me and do the same. I want you to do the same and tell me what does it mean? It means I love you; believe it or not she told me that the first time she met me. I was gentle with her, and she saw the expressions on my face and how I used my body language. I did not treat her any differently than the rest of the employees. When you look people in their eyes that expressing that you are sincere about the conversation that is carrying on. We have to understand that people are important and deserve to be treated with the highest respect.

Reference:

Gonzalez-Mena, J. (2010). 50 Strategies for communicating and working with families.  Upper  Saddle  River,  NJ:  Pearson  Education,Inc.

Beebe, S.  A., &  Beebe, S. J., & Redmond, M. V. (2011). Interpersonal communication: Relating to others(6^th ed.). Boston, MA: Allyn  &  Bacon.

Communication In Different Ways

My experienced and what I have learned about communication and my insights are that information comes in different shapes and forms. It is essential for me as a professional should be concise when communicating with other. We should think before we start to communicate because it is extremely important to gain one trust. Through communication skills, we can get our points over to another person by using the proper channel of communication skills. In order to be an effective communicator we must become a positive listener. ‘’ The old saying two can not talk at the same time.”

We should use the proper body language to help the parents feel comfortable and trustworthy. In this picture, I saw a lot of positive communication feedback being going backward and forward between the two men! My granddaughter favors show Blue Clues, which I love, to watch and play games and sing along with the Steven. In this episode, Steve and the clue was trying to find his hat, which was hiding, under the pillow on the sofa. We notice that there were no sounds that characters were making, but they both was making and using sign languages. We focus on behaviors when it got time for Steve to communicate with a clue and the Audiences he asked questions like” Where is my that hat? Is it behind the sofa? Steve kept feedback well timed and well ensure understanding in their conversation. Then he said look Clue I think it is under the pillow on the sofa.” We noticed that Clue can not communicate with his mouth, but he was making sounds and using language and nodding his head when was spoken to. When they was close in finding Steve's hat than a clue, sound or a mark would appeared where the hat was to let you know that they found the hat.

There was a lot of communication skills was going backward and forward with eye contact, between the characters in the show. Even sometimes Steve would look out at the audience and ask questions about where the hat was. We noticed that Clue avoided interrupting Steve while he was communicating with the Audiences. We also noticed Steve’s facial expression and the nodding of the head in a respectful way; they avoided communicating too much.

I learned about the different form of communication skill besides talking. I learned about how important it is to use positive body language because it is a voice. I saw understanding between Steve and Blue. I noticed how close they were and how they communicated with healthy feelings. When Steve found the hat under the pillow on the sofa, they were very happy and begin to sing and dance together. I have learned that dancing is a language also because it expresses the way you feel about yourself and others.

Effective Communicators

         The person who impressed me the most in my life was Pastor Eugene James Williams. Elder Williams was the pastor of Power House Church of God in Christ and was also my third oldest brother. He is a retired from the Navy and a husband of Elizabeth Williams and the father of two daughters LaTonya Williams A teacher and Zipporah Williams who is a federal lawyer of Memphis, Tennessee. My brother’s would always take the time with us, and we would do whatever he said to do. I have never heard my brother raised his voice at anyone, and he knew how to draw people to him. Pastor Williams used proper communication skills when he talked to people. He expressed himself with the truth, respect, and concern about other feelings. He was an efficient communicator every person he came in contacted with he touched them with his voice of compassion or with a great big smile. He would always tell his siblings to respect him not because he was a preacher but because it just the right thing to do.

        

           

           Elder Williams can reach the greatest attitudes whether they were negative or positive. He would also use right body language when communicating with a person. He would look you directly in your eyes and nod at the appropriate time, with a smile just as big as the environment. Elder Eugene Williams communicated with authority, but he expressed himself with the greatest of respect, for even the least of one. I have never seemed pastor Eugene James Williams upset or angry he always has one of the brightest smiles on his face. When people asked him why you are always smiling? He replied, “Laughter does sound like medicine.” I would like to pattern my life by being a true example to all people I come in contact. We as adults have to live and lead by examples and not just for ourselves but for men also. Elder Eugene James Williams had a positive life style he never communicated with negative words and body language. He was the first to go into the Arm Forces and make something out of his life and his two children’s follow in his footsteps. Because he practiced influence, and being a positive role model and by putting his family’s first.

             I would like to pattern my communication behavior after Elder Eugene James Williams because he was a positive influence on people. He believes in diversity not just his own race but all people who came in contact with Elder Williams loved him. He was a family man, putting them first; he was a people person putting them first; most of all he feared God. His favor bible verse was “A soft answer turn away anger but a grievous answer stir up anger.” The person I want to model information behaviors while I live and when I die is Pastor Eugene James Williams. My beloved Brother who I loved and love unto this day. Mom had never whipped or chastised Elder Williams because he was a safe and loveable child. That why I am patterning my life after my brother’s because he was a positive example for all 14 siblings.

References:

National Communication Association. (n. d.). National communication association: Advancing all forms of human communication. Retrieved from http://www.natcom.org/