'I fear I can't keep up': Migrant parents struggle to cope with home learning model

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Migrant parents in Australia say they face extra challenges posed by the home learning model, including a language barrier.

Sydney mother Jing Hong almost broke down in tears trying to make sense of the remote learning curriculum, and the dozens of instructions given to her daughter for learning from home.

She said she was overwhelmed and confused by the instructions and materials provided by her oldest daughter's school."Compared to local parents, migrant parents have very little knowledge of the Australian primary and high school education system — we have to spend extra time to learn it from scratch."

 

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Complaining about something else? Migrants or undocumented illegals?

Sink or swim

I’m sorry for all Australians struggling with this. Honest question though, aren’t migrants supposed to be skilled? How do they migrate without enough skills to speak & understand English? I also thought Asian students were outperforming other Aussies 🤷‍♀️

I fear going into work in a classroom full of children that can potentially spread the disease. No protective gear, no physical distancing measures in place auspol

Well she can thank her homeland

Don't worry, we're all struggling. You just joined the pack.

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