Distance Learning For Children From Non-English Backgrounds Isn’t So Easy

by Zainab Iqbal, in BKLYNER 

According to Shahana Hanif, distance learning is a huge transition, “especially for students from working-class families, living without privacy, or a separate study space.” “Since the start of social distancing, many Bangladeshi students and parents expressed anxiety to me around missing assignments because they had no device (iPad or laptop) or adequate access to internet to begin remote learning,” she said.