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Immigrants

Imagine sitting at a table in a classroom with your child's teacher. He is talking to you while holding a report card and folder with your child's name on it, but you don't understand what he is saying. You are uncomfortable maintaining eye contact with him or her and want to say something, anything, but you don't know what to do or say. So you are silent and can only nod. About 15 minutes later, you walk away feeling confused and frustrated; the teacher, likewise. It may sound like a bad dream, but for many parents who are new to this country or who have limited English abilities; this is a common outcome of parent-teacher conferences. Many Chinese, Korean, Spanish, and other non-English speaking families were uncomfortable participating in activities at their children's schools. The language barrier was created because cultural differences involving active student participation, which is expected in U.S. schools, may be viewed as disrespectful behavior elsewhere,......

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