Improving Early Childhood Education by Reducing Implicit Bias

Spread the loveImplicit bias is characterized as unconscious attitudes or stereotypes that influence our perceptions, behaviors, and judgments. While bias is unavoidable, it should be reduced and corrected as much as possible. When it comes to children, their experiences shape their trajectory well beyond their early schooling environment, as they do in practically every aspect of their lives. Their early schooling has the potential to both alleviate and reinforce their implicit prejudices. Educators and leaders in early life are crucial in this process and can significantly lessen the harmful impacts of implicit biases. Students’ Implicit Bias When it comes to … Continue reading Improving Early Childhood Education by Reducing Implicit Bias