An effective way to learn to facilitate an anti-bias learning community and foster a climate of fairness is through the analysis of real-world scenarios. By looking closely at situations that could actually happen in an early childhood setting and evaluating what actions you might take in these types of situations, you have the opportunity to explore potential solutions, consider the implications, and evaluate future strategies to implement with the young children and families with whom you work.

For this Discussion, apply what you have learned in this weeks Learning Resources by trouble shooting issues that may come up in the classroom related to race and ethnicity.

To begin, review the real-world scenarios provided on page 89 of the course text. These problem-centered stories focus on issues facing children and families with multiracial, multiethnic, and mixed heritages. Choose one of the three scenarios and respond to the related question(s):

• For Pamelas scenario: What would you tell Pamelas foster parents?
• For Max and Tinas scenario: Do you agree with Max and Tinas view? Why or why not? How would you respond?
• For Jilly and Sams scenario: Would you have handled this situation between Jilly and Sam differently? Why or why not? How would you have handled it?