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  #1 Tanya Traverso on 04 Nov 11

   

  On October 31st, the Toronto Star posted an interesting article entitled, "Dropout rates rise with immigrant child's age of arrival." This article discusses the two diverse perspectives of young brothers who immigrated to Canada from the Philippines. While it was an easy transition for the eight year old boy to integrate into his grade two class it became a difficult adjustment for the sixteen year old boy. Recently reunited with their mother Lorna Rivera, who came to Canada as a live-in caregiver in 2006, unveiled her concerns regarding her eldest child's integration into the school environment. "My younger one is learning so quickly, but the older one doesn't even want to go to school and is having a difficult time fitting in. I am worried that he will not graduate high school." According to the 2006 data derived from Statistics Canada, 15% males and 11% females who arrive to Canada before the age of nine withdraw from high school, compared to 10.3% and 6.3% respectively. Therefore, the statistics reveal the percentage of immigrant children dropping out of secondary school rises the older they arrive.
  
  Nicholas Keung, the Immigration Reporter from the Toronto star, attributes the patterns of success are higher for younger children as they can learn new information quicker than an older child who may be more familiarized with their native language. In addition, older immigrant children may have more emotional and developmental issues that can make integration difficult to achieve. Rivera reveals to the Star, "for my younger son, everything was new, interesting and exciting. But it's much harder for my older son to make friends because others had already been friends. He's bullied here and he misses his good friends, grandmother, and everything else in the Philippines." Therefore, every family who arrives to Canada can be at different stages within the acculturation process. In reference to Rivera's sons, the youngest was able to recover from the cultural shock faster than his older brother. Ultimately, it becomes the responsibility of the teacher to create a safe, welcoming, and nurturing environment for the child. Therefore, on-going communication and support between the student, family members, other class mates, and ESL teacher, is essential to attain.

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">On October 31st, the Toronto Star posted an interesting article entitled, "Dropout rates rise with immigrant child's age of arrival." This article discusses the two diverse perspectives of young brothers who immigrated to Canada from the Philippines. While it was an easy transition for the eight year old boy to integrate into his grade two class it became a difficult adjustment for the sixteen year old boy. Recently reunited with their mother Lorna Rivera, who came to Canada as a live-in caregiver in 2006, unveiled her concerns regarding her eldest child's integration into the school environment. "My younger one is learning so quickly, but the older one doesn't even want to go to school and is having a difficult time fitting in. I am worried that he will not graduate high school." According to the 2006 data derived from Statistics Canada, 15% males and 11% females who arrive to Canada before the age of nine withdraw from high school, compared to 10.3% and 6.3% respectively. Therefore, the statistics reveal the percentage of immigrant children dropping out of secondary school rises the older they arrive. <br /> <br /> Nicholas Keung, the Immigration Reporter from the Toronto star, attributes the patterns of success are higher for younger children as they can learn new information quicker than an older child who may be more familiarized with their native language. In addition, older immigrant children may have more emotional and developmental issues that can make integration difficult to achieve. Rivera reveals to the Star, "for my younger son, everything was new, interesting and exciting. But it's much harder for my older son to make friends because others had already been friends. He's bullied here and he misses his good friends, grandmother, and everything else in the Philippines." Therefore, every family who arrives to Canada can be at different stages within the acculturation process. In reference to Rivera's sons, the youngest was able to recover from the cultural shock faster than his older brother. Ultimately, it becomes the responsibility of the teacher to create a safe, welcoming, and nurturing environment for the child. Therefore, on-going communication and support between the student, family members, other class mates, and ESL teacher, is essential to attain.</div>

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  #2 Tanya Traverso on 04 Nov 11

   

  Please refer to link below for the article:
  http://www.thestar.com/news/article/1079030--dropout-rates-rise-with-immigrant-child-s-age-of-arrival

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Please refer to link below for the article: <br /> <a href="http://www.thestar.com/news/article/1079030--dropout-rates-rise-with-immigrant-child-s-age-of-arrival" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.thestar.com/news/article/1079030--dropout-rates-rise-with-immigrant-child-s-age-of-arrival</a></div>

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