Lori D'Amicoposted toStanley Wotring
I am using your wall (again) because I want to reach as many people as I can so I can get many different ideas and suggestions. The question is: How can a high school reach out, engage and involve ESL or non-English speaking parents so they become more involved in their child's education, particularly what and how their child is doing in school, how they can help and why it is important?
Stan, my question was a serious one and I am hoping for serious responses with serious ideas and suggestions. All schools in Lynn facing this issue and working on solutions. Lack of parental involvement is an issue district wide, but it appears to lessen as students get older. Many parents have the misconception that as their kids get older, they can be less involved. In my opinion, the opposite is true. Schools obviously need to find different ways to reach out, engage and involve ESL and non-English speaking parents and this is why I posed the question. Turning every issue into and immigration one, is not helping. In fact, it does more harm than good. My question is a very simple one and has nothing to do with a parent's immigration status. I know many parents who are US citizens where English is their second language or they do not speak English.
ReplyDeleteHowever given the current climate whipped up by the current debate, factionalism is prevalent and divisiveness is the rule.. You can't have your cake and eat it too.
Deletedon't both LCHS and LEHS get great marks already - what is the problem? Drop out rates are dropping and college entrance raising. What is the problem? How do you know the immigrant parents aren't involved or any less than the 'white' parents?
ReplyDeleteAgain, please stop turning every question, concern and issue into an immigration and/or race issue. I did not say immigrant parents are not involved or are less involved, nor did I mention race. Lack of parental involvement is an issue district wide and it is not a new issue. Schools have been addressing it for years now. However, the fact is English is a second language for more than half of the students in Lynn schools. Therefore, it is important that schools are able to reach, engage and involve these parents. So again, the question is simply, how can schools accomplish this?
Deletefirst foreign students being in schools soaking resource and now what is the best way to talk to foreign speaking parents?
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