ANTI-BIAS EDUCATION GOALS
©Louise Derman-Sparks, 1992
Revised, 1997 (modified in 2007 for this exercise)
Applying the Goals for Adults
Fall 2007
The specific issues and tasks necessary for working towards these goals will vary for members of your work group depending on your CULTURAL backgrounds, ages and life experiences.
Focus on the following Anti-bias Education Goal as a work group and discuss the expectations for implementing this goal in your daily life as well as the challenges you will be addressing on your journey to become an Anti-bias Educator.
Goal #1
• NURTURE CONSTRUCTION OF A KNOWLEDGEABLE, CONFIDENT SELF-IDENTITY
AND GROUP IDENTITY
This goal mean creating conditions in which you are able to like who you are without needing to feel superior to anyone else. It also means enabling yourself to develop bi-culturally –to be able to effectively interact within your home culture and within the dominant culture. What is meant by group identity for you?
to become an educator we need to understand are values and goals.
As an anti-bias educator you need to get to know the diverse communities in your neighborhood.
Have a commitment to address bias issues to children and be aware of their cultures.
Self-identity: self-esteem (worth), being different/unique, Acknowledge your accomplishments/history. Building confidence to interact/understand . Be a good listener, love/like yourself. Be comfortable in your own skin (confidence) – “wearing differents”.
Group identity: We are all students; not seeing anyone as different. Bring awareness to cultural issues (i.e. holidays – incorporate other cultures). Sharing experiences is important.
As important as it is to be included in a group, one still wants to maintain individuality/uniqueness. When I bring my own experiences w/group, it helps me to become more comfortable with who I am.
Group identity: Could be many things - family, friends, co-workers/classmates.
Develop bi-culturally: incorporate own culture with other cultures. Interact with other cultures.
Dominate culture?
Self identity: looking at family history and finding key elements of own culture.
Ask Questions.
Connections/similarities and differences shared with other cultures (bi-culturally)
Research, interact, question, explore, educate self
The four Anti-bias Education Goals interact with and build on each other. Their combined intent is to empower each person to resist the negative impact of racism on their development and to grow as adults who will want and be able to work with others to eliminate all forms of oppression. In other words, the underlying intent is not to end racism in one generation by changing attitudes and behaviors, but to promote critical thinkers and activists who can work for social change and participate in creating a caring culture in a world of differences.

ANTI-BIAS EDUCATION GOALS
©Louise Derman-Sparks, 1992
Revised, 1997 (modified in 2007 for this exercise)
Applying the Goals for Adults
The specific issues and tasks necessary for working towards these goals will vary for members of your work group depending on your CULTURAL backgrounds, ages and life experiences.
Focus on the following Anti-bias Education Goal as a work group and discuss the expectations for implementing this goal in your daily life as well as the challenges you will be addressing on your journey to become an Anti-bias Educator.
Goal #2
• PROMOTE YOUR COMFORTABLE, EMPATHIC INTERACTION WITH PEOPLE FROM
DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS
This goal means developing of the cognitive awareness, emotional disposition, and behavioral skills needed to respectfully and effectively learn about differences, comfortably negotiate and adapt to differences; and cognitively understand and emotionally accept the common humanity that all people share. What do you have to do to achieve this?
Make ourselves available for others by volunteering in diverse communities.
Educating ourselves in knowledge of other cultures.
Introduce yourself to new people and be willing to learn about their culture and share your own.
Visiting different churches to get to understand different religions.
Communication:
 Reading and learning about different cultures and their backgrounds and asking questions.
 Talking to people of diverse cultures
 Travel to different countries and experience their culture and different background.
 Learning by history (museum, movies, books).
The four Anti-bias Education Goals interact with and build on each other. Their combined intent is to empower each person to resist the negative impact of racism on their development and to grow as adults who will want and be able to work with others to eliminate all forms of oppression. In other words, the underlying intent is not to end racism in one generation by changing attitudes and behaviors, but to promote critical thinkers and activists who can work for social change and participate in creating a caring culture in a world of differences.

ANTI-BIAS EDUCATION GOALS
©Louise Derman-Sparks, 1992
Revised, 1997 (modified in 2007 for this exercise)
Applying the Goals for Adults
The specific issues and tasks necessary for working towards these goals will vary for members of your work group depending on your CULTURAL backgrounds, ages and life experiences.
Focus on the following Anti-bias Education Goal as a work group and discuss the expectations for implementing this goal in your daily life as well as the challenges you will be addressing on your journey to become an Anti-bias Educator.
Goal #3
• FOSTER YOUR CRITICAL THINKING ABOUT BIAS
This goal means developing of the cognitive skills to identify “unfair” and “untrue” images
(stereotypes), comments (teasing, name calling), and behaviors (discrimination) directed at one’s own or others’ identities (be they gender, race, ethnicity, disability, class, age, weight, etc.)
AND having the emotional empathy to know that bias hurts. What steps will you take to achieve this goal?
Become more aware, pay attention to the news/politics
Discuss it with those you are close with
Analyze  interpret what you hear/think in more than one way.
Step back, observe the reactions of those around you.
Try to identify with statements and stereotypes; put yourself in their shoes
Point out how would they feel if it was them (reversed),
Pay closer attention, to what is said or observed.
If you hear someone who is using a bias comment and it is not right, you could point out how it hurts and offends.
Learn about different cultures.
Confront people with bias ideas or actions, ask why is it okay, what are they doing or like that.
Think first about what you are going to say.
Take class to improve yourself
Form a group to inform people.
Admit to one’s self that you are bias
Having an open mind, acceptance.
The four Anti-bias Education Goals interact with and build on each other. Their combined intent is to empower each person to resist the negative impact of racism on their development and to grow as adults who will want and be able to work with others to eliminate all forms of oppression. In other words, the underlying intent is not to end racism in one generation by changing attitudes and behaviors, but to promote critical thinkers and activists who can work for social change and participate in creating a caring culture in a world of differences.

ANTI-BIAS EDUCATION GOALS
©Louise Derman-Sparks, 1992
Revised, 1997 (modified in 2007 for this exercise)
Applying the Goals for Adults
The specific issues and tasks necessary for working towards these goals will vary for members of your work group depending on your CULTURAL backgrounds, ages and life experiences.
Focus on the following Anti-bias Education Goal as a work group and discuss the expectations for implementing this goal in your daily life as well as the challenges you will be addressing on your journey to become an Anti-bias Educator.
Goal #4
• CULTIVATE YOUR ABILITY ABILITY TO STAND UP FOR YOURSELF AND FOR
OTHERS IN THE FACE OF BIAS
This “activism” goal includes learning and practicing a variety of ways to act: (a) when another person acts in a biased manner toward you or others, (b) when you act in a biased manner toward another person or group. Goal four builds on goal three: Critical thinking and empathy are necessary components of acting for oneself or others in the face of bias.
Build self-confidence o Be able/prepared to explain why you are acting in a certain way. o lean on friends and family o Practice what you preach o Be outspoken o Practice public speaking
Continue to ask questions
Take time to get to know people
Take refresher courses and seminars
Showing interest in other cultures
Take time to have casual conversations with people from other cultures
have students/faculty/parents evaluate your classroom (observe and give feedback)
To have less girl power because that sexism (?)
To learn to accept yourself so when it comes time to defend yourself you have a firm base
Take action instead of being passive
Learn to love yourself and others
Don’t add on to the bias remarks
Instead of ignoring the bias remark, address it then redirect
Be more assertive
Research other cultures

The four Anti-bias Education Goals interact with and build on each other. Their combined intent is to empower each person to resist the negative impact of racism on their development and to grow as adults who will want and be able to work with others to eliminate all forms of oppression. In other words, the underlying intent is not to end racism in one generation by changing attitudes and behaviors, but to promote critical thinkers and activists who can work for social change and participate in creating a caring culture in a world of differences.