User:Cameronkalantar/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Migrant education

Newcomer education

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
Migrant Education:

I look to add more information on means at combating this issue within this historical sector. Specifically, diving into historical means of combating education inequality within migrant education. While this article does a great job at addressing the shortcomings of the system as a whole along with the various barriers that migrant children face in their education journey, it seems to neglect the positive aspects and stats that have allowed for mobility and growth within the migrant population. Thus, I look to identify the various aspects of success that have occurred historically and ways they can be capitalized on. In addition, I find that there is little info with connect relating to COVID-19, therefore some adaptation is required.

Newcomer Education:

I would look to add more information on the negative implication of current practices and means of improvement within the current sector. This is because this article seems to praise or identify the systems but while they are good systems there are several aspects of improvement needed. In addition, this article has great general info but nothing specific or detailed enough to seem strong in its argument. I find this to be an extremely prevalent topic that affects millions of people, thus I would like it to be as factual and strong as possible in its delivery of information.

Evaluate the article
I find that this article on “Migrant Education” provides a solid general context for the history behind the negative implications facing migrants within their educational journey. First, by identifying the barriers they face, whether it be language, emotional, psychological, living conditions, or even cultural differences, they can set the tone for why a specified education is that much more important. While this section is very beneficial in setting the tone and providing a general understanding of the struggle these students go through, it seems to be extremely generalized. While that was potentially the point, the article would be stronger with more specific examples and focus within the discussion. After they break down the different barriers the students face on their journey, they begin to specify to the United States. In this section, they use a significant amount of statistics to address and point out the historical implications of education inequity within the United States of America. These stats also establish the context of migrant education inequity within America, however, it doesn’t demonstrate how or specifically why it occurs at such a young age. When they go into the various programs, policies, and acts I find that the specificity is very important and beneficial for the article. A beneficial next step would be to adapt and address the negative long-term effects of the policies along with reasons the system needs to adjust during a time like Covid. This is especially important since education and migration is put into shambles because of the pandemic. I also suggest lastly adding more positives aspects of current programs in place like OIHS as it seems highly biased towards the negative, which is justified but none the less would improve the strength of the article.

Newcomer Education:

While this article on newcomer education systems does seem to highlight and address some really solid general concepts surrounding the systems in place for newcomers in the country there are some ways of improving it. First, I find that it seems like a whole extremely generalized information that doesn't directly target a specific region or demographic. While it touches apon the theme, these issues are more prevalent or harmful for certain ethnic and cultural backgrounds. In addition, it seems some links do not work, specifically, trauma-inforced care has no link backing its information which limits the credibility. Also when they break down the strategy of having an introductory period and an ongoing period, I find that it needs to be more clearly defined. This would increase the prevalence of the information and the delivery of the work and message. In this article, I also find that the funding section is extremely too short and there is much more information that can be included within this part on the funding breakdown of the education system for migrants. As for the teacher training part, it would benefit from the different forms of training that are seen as an international standard, and the new methods that are starting to be introduced. Potentially even incorporating information on the implication of Covid. The section which breaks down the US Newcomer Programs uses great detail and organization to deliver the info, however, highlighting more use cases would benefit it. Overall, very informative article, but could be  strengthened in a few ways.