Struggles of learning new languages and education Local refugees coming into Fort Morgan, Colorado have faced many difficulties. Some of these difficulties include education and language. When they immigrate into Fort Morgan they have little to no education and very limited English. When they come to the United States it is hard for them to adjust because of the very diverse environment. There are so many differences between their home and ours. It would be like if we went to Somalia or Kenya, it would be a whole different world. When these refugees come into the United States they don’t know what to think when they see and experience things that they never thought they would. The first Somalis arrived in Fort Morgan in 2005 to feel the place
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There are going to be different teachings here than in another country. In Morgan County the superintendent and other of the community leaders have reached some and certain exceptions with the Somali community. Starting an education is harder for the refugees because mostly all of them don’t know how to speak English. Somali students are finding it difficult to create or find an identity and fit it. The schools and teachers are willing to help these students. Community navigators are connected to the school 's staff to provide the counselors and teachers with resources and links for information, interpretation, and mediation. Many of the refugees have experienced no formal education, limited formal education, or large time gaps in formal education. With that being said, this limits and makes it harder for the refugees to be successful in the public school education system. Schools just want their students to be successful in their learning. The school district building administration, and teachers that we must provide higher aimed and individualized supplemental services to better prepare the “Migrant Newcomers” for educational success. There are about 600-900 immigrant and refugees that are getting a lot of the help they need from the community to be successful in the American Educational System. The process of the education can take a long time for the refugees. To help them succeed, graduate or complete, the intake process created a flowchart that identifies four areas of criteria: Age of the student, number of credits earned, academic skill level, and language proficiency. As an example, from the film Rain in the Dry Land, some of the refugees loved the schooling. Some of the students dropped out because it just wasn’t their scene. It was hard for the refugees at school also because of the rules. They had a hard
There are going to be different teachings here than in another country. In Morgan County the superintendent and other of the community leaders have reached some and certain exceptions with the Somali community. Starting an education is harder for the refugees because mostly all of them don’t know how to speak English. Somali students are finding it difficult to create or find an identity and fit it. The schools and teachers are willing to help these students. Community navigators are connected to the school 's staff to provide the counselors and teachers with resources and links for information, interpretation, and mediation. Many of the refugees have experienced no formal education, limited formal education, or large time gaps in formal education. With that being said, this limits and makes it harder for the refugees to be successful in the public school education system. Schools just want their students to be successful in their learning. The school district building administration, and teachers that we must provide higher aimed and individualized supplemental services to better prepare the “Migrant Newcomers” for educational success. There are about 600-900 immigrant and refugees that are getting a lot of the help they need from the community to be successful in the American Educational System. The process of the education can take a long time for the refugees. To help them succeed, graduate or complete, the intake process created a flowchart that identifies four areas of criteria: Age of the student, number of credits earned, academic skill level, and language proficiency. As an example, from the film Rain in the Dry Land, some of the refugees loved the schooling. Some of the students dropped out because it just wasn’t their scene. It was hard for the refugees at school also because of the rules. They had a hard