The primary aim in applying educational diversity is to foster, recognize and develop sensitivity within various categories while serving the needs of people or children from different backgrounds, race and culture.
Diversity education starts from a young age at home and is a shared responsibility by both family, the community and the school. The creators of the character JEB and his imaginary friends hope to achieve this through using JEB, the Giraffe to help instill sound values and build character among young ones.
For this to happen, the parents of the child has the responsibility to integrate different disciplines that can further be honed by teachers at school as well as the community at large.
Effective Teaching Strategies to Help Educate Your Child
JEB goes on to demonstrate how much fun it can be to learn the fundamentals of diversity education which is to share your knowledge with your kids with the help of educational material, and making use of a fun character like JEB the Giraffe to ensure the buy in of children from different backgrounds.
Parents play a crucial role in developing the character of their children and to help them get along with kids of different cultures. Getting your kids involved in the learning process is a lot easier through making use of JEB and his imaginary friends.
The importance of frequent communication with your children at a young age is also highlighted by characters like JEB. This can be seen in how JEB’s life is being portrayed when he first arrives in Geonopolis. Like other kids, he would learn through touching, holding things and feeling shapes. Whether it be wooden blocks, round shapes or flat objects, you can be sure that it is a fun way for kids to learn how this world works.
By regular communication and using JEB, parents will soon foster a positive relationship with their kids. There are various ways to improve your relationship with your kids even further.
Improving Your Relationship with Your Child
One thing is for sure, both boys and girls from various background love interacting with one another. An excellent way to achieve this is through role playing. Whether it be in the classroom or at home with a bunch of kids around, role play works effectively in helping to build character and positive interaction with other kids.
JEB’s music CD titles like ‘Here in Geonopolis, Welcome to Colorville, Jeb and His Friends, Na,Na,Na, Ready for Fun and Jeb’s World are all excellent tools that can be used to initiate role play among kids. This way each child will have a chance to portray a certain role with the help of their parents or teachers.