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Language no barrier
Oct 29, 2009 1:37 PM
UFT’s fifth annual Education Conference for Chinese-Speaking Parents
UFT members involved in the conference pose with Chou (center). Among those with Chou are Teacher Center staffer Normel Batson, Queens UFT Parent Coordinator and event organizer Rose Walker-Yates and Nancy Peng, CEO of the parent-student group.
Language shouldn’t be a barrier for parents interested in their children’s educations. At Flushing HS in Queens on Oct. 18, hundreds of parents attended the UFT’s fifth annual Education Conference for Chinese-Speaking Parents on how to help their English-language-learning children. Workshops — all conducted in Mandarin Chinese — were offered on literacy and math, as well as writing, social studies, test-taking techniques and how to navigate the high school admissions process. A key speaker at the event was Yen Chou, the founder and president of the Chinese-American Parent-Student Council of New York City, which co-sponsored the event. Chou is also the UFT-endorsed candidate for City Council from Queens’ District 20.
Parents engage each other at one of the many popular workshops.
Jerry Wang, guidance counselor at Stuyvesant HS, walks parents through the high school and specialized high school application process.
