A Second Chance for Refugee Students

When I read "A Second Chance for Refugee Students" by McBrien, I was shocked by the environment that refugee students were forced to be in. Even elementary students had to be mature when it came to school because they were given limited resources and little help with learning English. Also, it was upsetting that because many of these refugee students could learn English relatively faster than their parents, they were burdened with adult responsibilities. Being an immigrant to the U.S. myself, I didn't realize the big differences between immigrants and refugees. This article helped me realize that unlike myself who was able to move to America with my entire family, many of these refugee students may have gone through traumatic experiences and were most likely forced to leave their countries. Now that I have more background information on refugee students, I look forward to tutoring them this semester at the RFS Center.