What mirrors and windows did you experience while reading the articles about children’s understanding of race and racism?

Overview
For your week 5 reflection, we are going to think about how children develop and understanding of racial identity and of racism in our society.
First:
Do the Choose Your Own Adventure reading. Read at least 2 articles from the following list:
Belli (2020)
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It’s Never to Early to Talk With Children About Race(https://news.yale.edu/2020/06/15/its-never-too-early-talk-children-about-race)
Sullivan & Wilton (2020)
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Children Notice Race Several Years Before Adults Want to Talk About It(https://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2020/08/children-notice-race)
Enright (2019)
Download Enright (2019)
Strength of Soul(https://canvas.uw.edu/courses/1520075/files/84689287/download?verifier=US43KbF2mx5f1F0KnLZPhQ8qSLmn5joijJ1uxhHx&wrap=1)
PBS Kids (2020)
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How to Talk Honestly With Children About Racism(https://www.pbs.org/parents/thrive/how-to-talk-honestly-with-children-about-racism)
Cole & Verwayne (2018)
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Becoming Upended: Teaching and Learning about Race and Racism With Young Children and Their Families(https://www.naeyc.org/resources/pubs/yc/may2018/teaching-learning-race-and-racism)
Flanagan & Hindley (2017)
Download Flanagan & Hindley (2017)
Let’s Talk: Teaching Race in the Classroom
An article of your choice that discusses young children’s understanding of racial identity and racism(https://canvas.uw.edu/courses/1520075/files/84689134/download?verifier=ldE49AkftvspVf0TGp4dxQfVCdtJliF5j5aG3L0X&wrap=1)
Second:
Respond to the following questions:
What mirrors and windows did you experience while reading the articles about children’s understanding of race and racism?
Mirrors = Things that resonate with your own experience, you relate, you can see yourself
Windows = Things that are different from your experience, things you learned from experiencing a new perspective
Based on the reading, what do you think caregivers can do to help children develop a constructive understanding of racism?
Your response should:
Describe your own understanding/experiences with respect to mirrors/windows and what caregivers can do.
Use quotes from the reading as evidence to support your thinking.
Unpack the quotes in your own words (don’t just throw in a quote, say what it means to you in your own words).

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