Academic marginalisation of Hong Kong’s ethnic minority groups increases amid coronavirus pandemic | South China Morning Post
▻https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3099339/academic-marginalisation-hong-kongs-ethnic-minority-groups
After several months of learning from home, the government has decided to start the new academic year online following a third wave of Covid-19 cases. Advocates have warned that the city’s poorest are being disproportionately impacted by the pandemic, as more than one in four children are believed to live in poverty. For ethnic minority children from low-income families, the challenges seem even greater. According to official statistics, people from ethnic minority groups account for about 4 per cent of Hong Kong’s population, excluding foreign domestic workers. Out of this group, Pakistanis, Indonesians, Thais and Nepalis registered the highest poverty rates.Amod Rai, a Nepali online teaching consultant, said it was essential to have teachers better trained at delivering online classes. “Teachers need to upgrade their skills on how to deliver content online, while schools should provide resources to help their students,” he said.
“Among ethnic minority children, both parents tend to work and have little time. Online learning requires more support and the children need to be motivated. We need to work with the parents so they can understand how to help their kids.”
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