Assistant teacher program for asylum seekers

Assistant teacher program for asylum seekers
The assistant teacher program for asylum seekers is the proposal to use the Wikiversity assistant teacher program as an educational program for asylum seekers and refugees.

A premise is that asylum seekers without sufficient secondary education can be obligated to participate in the program for several years after entering a country. Participating asylum seekers can receive a student loan in order to be able to pay tuition fees but with the concession to repay the student loan only according to capability.

A further sensible obligation appears to be that asylum seekers could have to accept work assignments during and after the educational program as teaching assistants in the country of residence but with the personal option of international mobility, both as preparation and as measure to allow repayment of the tuition fees.

Asylum seekers who have successfully received a better education may be able and willing to migrate to other countries, potentially freeing resources for other participants. The rationale is that teachers from developed countries, who may be unwilling to live in one of the least developed countries for several years , could teach participants from developing countries who may then be capable to make a living and contribute to the development of a developing country, possibly as teaching assistants, primary school teachers or even as middle school teachers. A school implementing the program could hire participants as teaching assistants after the training but demand a degree of international mobility.

Work as a teacher could also include work as a private teacher or internet tutor/mentor. A rationale for the furthered integration of asylum seekers and refugees (or migrants in general) in schools can be the promotion of intercultural competence of the school as organization and community.

Asylum seekers in Germany often lack a work permit but could/can attend a school (e.g. folk high school and Abendgymnasium).

Mentoring

 * "Mentoring is a tool for helping children and youth succeed in life. Although nearly 17.6-million young Americans need or want a mentor, only about three million are in formal, high-quality mentoring relationships. That means nearly 15-million young people (in the USA) are still in need today." MENTOR

quiz
{The assistant teacher program for asylum seekers proposes to use the Wikiversity assistant teacher program as an educational program for ________ and ________. + asylum seekers | refugees - students | teachers - migrants | citizens - children | adults
 * type="[]"}
 * Correct! The program is designed for both asylum seekers and refugees.
 * Incorrect. The focus is on asylum seekers and refugees.
 * Incorrect. The text specifically mentions asylum seekers and refugees.
 * Incorrect. The program is not specifically for children or adults, but for asylum seekers and refugees.

{Asylum seekers without sufficient secondary education can be obligated to participate in the program for several ________ after entering a country. + years - months - weeks - days
 * type="[]"}
 * Correct! They can be obligated to participate for several years.
 * Incorrect. The text mentions "several years".
 * Incorrect. The duration is longer than just weeks.
 * Incorrect. The duration is much longer than days.

{Asylum seekers participating in the program can receive a ________ to pay tuition fees. + student loan - scholarship - grant - gift
 * type="[]"}
 * Correct! They can receive a student loan.
 * Incorrect. The text mentions a student loan, not a scholarship.
 * Incorrect. The text does not mention a grant.
 * Incorrect. The text mentions a student loan.

{Asylum seekers who have successfully received a better education may be able and willing to ________ to other countries. + migrate - return - visit - stay
 * type="[]"}
 * Correct! They may choose to migrate to other countries.
 * Incorrect. The focus is on migrating to other countries.
 * Incorrect. The text talks about migration, not just visiting.
 * Incorrect. The text emphasizes the possibility of moving to other countries.

{Teachers from developed countries might be unwilling to live in one of the ________ for several years. + least developed countries - most developed countries - neighboring countries - European countries
 * type="[]"}
 * Correct! The text mentions teachers from developed countries might be unwilling to live in least developed countries.
 * Incorrect. The text refers to the least developed countries.
 * Incorrect. The specific reference is to the least developed countries.
 * Incorrect. The text does not specifically mention European countries.

{Work as a teacher could also include work as a ________ or ________. + private teacher | internet tutor/mentor - school principal | school counselor - classroom assistant | librarian - researcher | lecturer
 * type="[]"}
 * Correct! These are the two options mentioned in the text.
 * Incorrect. These roles are not mentioned in the context.
 * Incorrect. The text does not mention these roles.
 * Incorrect. The text specifically mentions private teacher and internet tutor/mentor.

{Mentoring is a tool for helping ________ and ________ succeed in life. + children | youth - adults | elderly - teachers | students - parents | guardians
 * type="[]"}
 * Correct! Mentoring is described as a tool for both children and youth.
 * Incorrect. The focus is on children and youth.
 * Incorrect. The text specifically mentions children and youth.
 * Incorrect. The text does not mention parents or guardians.

{Nearly 15-million young people (in the USA) are still in need of ________ today. + mentoring - education - financial support - employment
 * type="[]"}
 * Correct! The text mentions that these young people are in need of mentoring.
 * Incorrect. The specific need mentioned is mentoring.
 * Incorrect. The text does not mention financial support.
 * Incorrect. The text specifically talks about the need for mentoring.