Communications Eval

Verbal Aggressiveness Scale 67 moderate

Communication Anxiety Inventory 53 moderate

When I assessed myself as a communicator I obtained a 67 on the verbal aggressiveness scale assessment in which I maintain a good balance between respect and consideration for others’ viewpoints, and the ability to argue fairly by attacking the facts of a position rather than the person holding that position. On the communication anxiety inventory assessment I got a 53, in which it reported that I feel concerned about a number of communication contexts, but probably not all. This is known has mid-point anxiety is called “situational.”

After I finished evaluating myself I had my son and a colleague of mine to evaluate. On the verbal aggressiveness scale my son scored me at 55 and my colleague scored me at a 53 which is still in the range that I scored myself. When it came to the communication anxiety inventory my son scored me at a 35 while my colleague scored me at a 47, so my son puts me in a different category than what I put myself in. So my son put in the mild which states that I feel uneasy in some communication and confident in other situations but to him communication is something that I worry about.

One insight about communication that I gained this week are to be aware about how we labeled individuals because as negative labels can lead to bias, which are negative feelings toward another group. The second one is to recognize my own self-concept and how it may affect my communication. We need to be able to evaluate ourselves to genuinely understand ourselves and what may impact us. By us recognizing these two insights they can help us in our professional work and in our personal life as we encounter new people and gain more opportunities.

Communicating Differently

 

 

When it comes to communicating with different groups and cultures I communicate with them like I do with everyone. I would like to believe that I am a sociable person. When diversity is present I believe you should treat and talk to everyone in the same way. Though when it comes to children I feel you need to get down to their level and talk in a language that is appropriate for their age whatever it may be. One thing is that I believe that we all can still learn more when it comes to ways of communicating with others. I want to talk and treat people the way I would want someone to treat me or my family. When talking to others I want to make sure that any non- verbal gestures are shown in a positive message and most important is to listen than answer.

Some strategies that I learned this week and would use are make sure to keep eye contact and make sure it is positive and friendly. Make sure that I talk slowly and clearly so that they can understand what I am saying and keep it simple. I would want to make sure that I show respect and empathy  for those who do not speak English.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Dr. Phil show

The show I picked to watch was one that I always wanted to watch but never have and that was Dr. Phil. When watching it with the sound off I could see many non –verbal communications.  Communication was stern and there was hardly any eye between the guest and Dr. Phil. There were many times that they were looking down at the floor instead of each other. Dr. Phil was sitting on the edge of his seat leaning towards the person that he was speaking to. He seemed to be trying to get the guest to make eye contact with him. One thing I was that Dr. Phil talks with his hands countless times during his show.  Than it seem that the guest started following his lead also and started to make a lot of hand gestures though his seem to be done more intentional as he spoke each word with a hand gesture accompanied with it.

When I turned on the sound for the rest of the show I was surprise at the voice tones made by Dr. Phil and the guest.  They were all defensive and most of the time they wanted to be heard and not listen well to each other.  There facial expressions were stiff and sarcastic at times with words and gestures.
Dr. Phil was trying to take implications from every side then tried to give his best educated guess about what he deduces about the situation. Both parties used non-verbal messages or gestures.
I thought this because there was no doubt when something was said, "smiled, frown, or gestured as you speak or when you use a particular tone or volume while talking"(Giles & LePoire, 2006/ O'Hair, Weimann, Mullin, & Teven, 2015, pp.94).
There were times while being crossed examined by Dr. Phil that he caught them saying one thing and writing or sending in something totally different.  Then they began to stamper, stutter, and give many nonverbal gestures communicating their hatred and displeasure of the way he was responding and his verbal way of communicating when he discovered they were wrong. 

Giles & LePoire, 2006/ O'Hair, Weimann, Mullin, & Teven, 2015, pp.94

Communication

 A person that I know that demonstrates competent communication within a particular context is my friend Stacey.  The reason I chose Stacey is because she is always able to efficiently communicate with everybody in a suitable manner, because she always shows the person respect.  She makes certain that the person that she is communicating with understands the message that she is trying to express.  Stacey is clear and to the point in which she makes clear her message and she uses a proper tone of voice. Stacey seems to know which communication to use for each situation which is something that I would like to learn from her.  

The reason I would like to learn how to be an efficient communicator like Stacey is because I can see the good that comes out of it. When you can effectively listen to what you have to say because they know that you are not just carrying on about anything but you really do know your stuff. In the early childhood field effective communication is the key when working to get grants and talking with parents and other people you work with.

 

PROFESSIONAL HOPES AND GOALS

One hope that you have when you think about working with children and families who come from diverse backgrounds:

The one hope that I have is that I will be able to meet the need of the children and their families. With that being said I will try and succeed in helping the children to grow and share their culture with the other children to give them a chance to learn something new.

One goal you would like to set for the early childhood field related to issues of diversity, equity, and social justice:What I would like to see and the goal I would want is for children and adults to appreciate people differences. I would do my best to teach the children how to handle all the diversity they will see and how to deal with it. Everyone has the right to be themselves and we should help children to understand that we are alike is some ways but it is our culture that makes us.

To all my colleagues:  I would like to say a thank you to all of my colleagues who I learn so much with. I especially say a special thanks to Dr. Horton who taught us all these new things so we could grow in knowledge.  I wish you all luck in your future classes and if you are done good luck in your chosen field.

 

 

 

 

 

Welcoming Families From Around the World

Before I welcome the family from the country of El Salvador I plan to support their culture show them how wonderful it can be here in the United States and my classroom.  I would find out some information about El Salvador about how they lived there.

1. Encouraging a clear line of communication will free the families of any misunderstandings that may develop. In the classroom we are all connected and we need to make sure that we can discuss anything that needs to be addressed.

2. Providing significance learning experiences will support the curriculum or learning program. This will help the family to develop a way of learning and give them the chance of learning a new culture.  They must be able to know that what their children are learning is will help them to have a better life.

3. When we connect in a positive attitudes regarding the culture, we can see just how important each culture is and what the importance of it means.  Be appropriate toward it entirety will allow families, children, and educators to see things from diverse perspectives and how we can learn from one another

4. We should also make real-world connections that have direction and understanding towards certain goals.  When we see a connection, it stays with us on a consistent basis and may not be easily forgotten.

5. We could let them share some stories about their culture and how their life was from El Salvador. Many families may seem guarded about certain topics in their life, but being a good listener and not judging and with communication you build lasting friendships, trust, and bonds that would go far in the educational system.

 

The way I hope this would benefit the family and me is that we would learn from one another and that I could give the family any help they needed. I believe that we could learn from each other by sharing information and letting them know that I care for their child and to help them understand our ways.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Personal Side of Bias, Prejudice, and Oppression

 

 

One memory that I have of prejudice is when I was working in a school and it there were a lot of Burmese of some of the kids were making comments about how they dressed and the food they brought in to eat. I could see how it was making the kids feel.

The way it diminish equity was that the American kids felt that they were better than the kids from Burmese. They felt their race was superior to them and they should be more American like if they were going to live here.

 This made me feel bad and ashamed of the way the American kids were treating someone who was different and from another country. I just wanted to grab the kids and tell them how rude they were being.

 Like I said above I would like to take the children and talk to them how everyone had the same rights even though they are different. I would explain to them how things were in their country and invite the Burmese kids to tell them about it and how they wanted to keep their culture plus learn the American way of living.