Title / Titulo
Unaccompanied Minors: Influence on Educational Outcomes and Brain Development
Speaker's Country of Origin
USA
Location
Marc Pavillion
Start Date
16-5-2018 12:30 PM
End Date
16-5-2018 5:00 AM
Presentation Type / Tipo de propuesta
Thinknovators / Pensadores
Description / Descripción
How does being an unaccompanied minor influence educational outcomes and brain development? Children are leaving their countries by the thousands in hope to find a safer place to live in without wars, slavery, and gangs that pursue them. Depending on their destination country, they are taken care of in different ways. The types of protection they receive have been a topic of controversy. Should they be taken care of because they are minors? Or should they be penalized for coming into a country illegally? What resources and support are available for them? They need help reaching family members. In addition, they need an education and a supportive/caring environment while they wait to be joined with their families. What type of education is available? How is this affecting their brain development as well as overall growth? This highly debated topic will have potential solutions provided today.
Audience / Audiencia
Teachers: All grade levels / Todos los niveles de grado
Unaccompanied Minors: Influence on Educational Outcomes and Brain Development
Marc Pavillion
How does being an unaccompanied minor influence educational outcomes and brain development? Children are leaving their countries by the thousands in hope to find a safer place to live in without wars, slavery, and gangs that pursue them. Depending on their destination country, they are taken care of in different ways. The types of protection they receive have been a topic of controversy. Should they be taken care of because they are minors? Or should they be penalized for coming into a country illegally? What resources and support are available for them? They need help reaching family members. In addition, they need an education and a supportive/caring environment while they wait to be joined with their families. What type of education is available? How is this affecting their brain development as well as overall growth? This highly debated topic will have potential solutions provided today.