With partners:
Parent Snapshot 1
ARABIC-SPEAKING BACKGROUND PARENT: I wish that my son will seek higher education at uni but my feeling is that my son is not motivated to study. My duty is to encourage him to do so.
ARABIC-SPEAKING BACKGROUND PARENT: I have a boy who’s 14 years old and he is bored and not interested in studying.
ARABIC-SPEAKING BACKGROUND PARENT: Our experience with the Australian education system is very exciting to us. This education system is totally different than what we are used to in all the Arabic countries, therefore we find difficulties in accepting it without understanding its qualities and properties… In my opinion to improve the relationship between the school, the parents and the children we have to take into consideration the parent concept about the education system here, and we should explain to them the difference between what they used to know (the education system back home) and the education system here that could help in improving the relationship between parents and students in regards to children taking more responsibilities towards their studies…