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Jamaican Students in Connecticut Schools – Secondary Science

Charles Solarz. Jamaican Students in Connecticut Schools – Secondary Science. History of Jamaica. Discovered in 1494, settled by Spanish early in the 16 th century (Jamaica, 2014) Abolition of slavery in 1834 free 250,000 slaves Many became small farmers

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Jamaican Students in Connecticut Schools – Secondary Science

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  1. Charles Solarz Jamaican Students in Connecticut Schools – Secondary Science

  2. History of Jamaica • Discovered in 1494, settled by Spanish early in the 16th century(Jamaica, 2014) • Abolition of slavery in 1834 free 250,000 slaves • Many became small farmers • Gained full independence in 1962 from the Federation of the West Indies(Jamaica, 2014)

  3. History of Jamaica (cont.) • Economy deterioration in the 1970s led to violence between gangs leading to organized crime • Today, many areas (such as resorts and rural areas) remain relatively safe and help sustain the economy.(Jamaica, 2014)

  4. Education System – Ministry of Education • Government entity responsible for education in Jamaica. • Established in 1953 • Comprised of 11 agencies, 5 divisions. • 1,000 public education institutions • Serving over 100,000 students(MoE, 2014)

  5. Ministry of Education • Common curriculum was introduced in 1993 for grades 7-9. • System requires student to complete through 11 grade. • Honorable Ronald Thwaites, M.P., Minister of Education(USNEI, n.d.)

  6. United States Education • 50 Million students in 99,000 public elementary and secondary schools. • United States ranks 35th in world, based on Math and Reading scores. • Spends $115,000 per student

  7. Jamaica/ United States JAMAICA: • Students must complete through 11 grade • 35:1 Teacher to student ratio in preschool • Only group with a lower Teacher student ration is Special Education 8:1 (MofE, 2013) UNITED STATES: • Students must complete through 12 grade • 16:1 Teacher to student ratio in preschool (NEA, 2012) • Early childhood and preschool available is available in almost every community.

  8. Migration • 300,000 documented immigrants between 1966 and 1984. • “Brain drain” in Jamaica, which is lacking a number of professionals, and skilled workers such as doctors, lawyers, and technicians. • Jamaicans migrate to the U.S. because of failing economy, lack of economic diversity, poor land distribution, and increase in crime. (countries and cultures, n.d.)

  9. Jamaicans in Connecticut • 7% of Connecticut's Immigrant population is Jamican(Immigrants in Connecticut, n.d.) • ½ of Connecticut’s immigrants are naturalized citizens, compared to 1/3 nationally. • Best-educated workers earn the highest wages, regardless of whether they are immigrants

  10. Jamaicans in Connecticut (cont.) • The population of well-educated immigrants is growing faster than less-educated immigrants in Connecticut • Among men age 25 and over, the number of college-educated immigrants increased 53 percent between 1990 and 2000

  11. Jamaicans in Connecticut (cont.) • Connecticut's immigrants are most heavily concentrated in low-skilled industries, but their numbers are growing rapidly in high-skilled industries • In 2000, accommodation and food employed the highest share of immigrants (21 percent) •  between 1990 and 2000, the number of immigrants grew rapidly in professional, scientific, and technical (92 percent)

  12. Opportunities in Connecticut for Immigrants • Between 1995 and 2025, Connecticut is expected to gain 337,000 people through international migration, doubling • the foreign-born population (the 12th greatest percentage increase in immigrant population size among the fifty states and Washington DC) • Jamaica ranks 3 in countries of origin for Connecticut’s foreign-born residents. • 11% of Connecticut’s population is foreign-Born

  13. Introduction of Material to Jamaican Students • ELL students – recent newcomers to the country. • Sit silently in class • Adjusting to a new climate and school • Adjusting to new culture • Difficulties in vocabulary development and syntax, impoverished or immature writing, and difficulty keeping up and participating in class may all be symptoms of an earlier lack of competence in a first language

  14. ELL Students • Students can gain a basic understanding of academic material by accessing three kinds of knowledge: • Universal pragmatic knowledge • Language proficiency • Background knowledge • Simple vocab and hands On activities to help make Connections to learning Materials • Lab activities (Department, n.d.)

  15. ELL Students – Potential Problems • Students lack confidence and are not ready for a new environment. • Not enough reinforcement of language at home because its not the primary language spoken • Student might have a complex linguistic history with no primary language • Makes it difficult to learn a second language • Diagrams, imagines and pictures are helpful in understanding science material.

  16. Keys to Effectiveness •  Effective education includes native-like levels of proficiency in English. • Effective education includes the maintenance and promotion of ELL students native languages in school and community contexts. • All educational personnel assume responsibility for the education of ELL students. • In Science, verbal language before writing and group lab work.

  17. Bibliography • Jamaica: Introduction. (2014). Central Intelligence Agency. from https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/jm.html • Miinstry of Education - About us. (n.d.). Ministry of Education. Retrieved April 8, 2014, from http://www.moe.gov.jm/node/16 • USNEI. (n.d.). U.S. Network for Education Information (). Retrieved April 8, 2014, from https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/edlite-index.html • NEA, R. (2012). Rankings of the States 2012 and Estimates of School Statistics 2013 . Washington, DC: National Education Association. • MINISTRY OF EDUCATION SCHOOL PROFILES 2012-2013 . (2013). Kingston, Jamaica: Mininstry of Education. • International Organization for Migration. (n.d.). Jamaica -. Retrieved April 8, 2014, from http://www.iom.int/cms/en/sites/iom/home/where-we-work/americas/central-and-north-america-and-th/jamaica.html • Countries and Their Cultures. (n.d.). Jamaican Americans. Retrieved April 8, 2014, from http://www.everyculture.com/multi/Ha-La/Jamaican-Americans.html • Immigrants in Connecticut. (n.d.). : Labor Market Experiences and Health Care Access. Retrieved April 8, 2014, from http://www.urban.org/publications/311256 • Meija, R., & Ph.D., P. C. (2007). Immigration in Connecticut: A Growing Opportunity. New Haven: Connecticut Voices for Children. • Fix, M. (2001). THE INTEGRATION OF IMMIGRANT FAMILIES IN THE UNITED STATES. California: The Citizen's Commission for Civil Rights Biennial Report on Federal Civil Rights and Enforcement. • Department. (n.d.). Who Are ELL Students?. Education.com. Retrieved April 8, 2014, from http://www.education.com/reference/article/who-ell-english-language-learne

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