Click here to visit the new home of ParentDish!

Hot on HuffPost Parents:

 

immigrant children 

Children of Immigrants Have Way More Science Skills Than Kids With American-Born Parents

by Tom Henderson, Posted May 24th 2011 1:05PM

Great in science? Are you parents immigrants? Credit: Getty
Don't believe a lot of what you hear about America falling behind in science education.
Many American students are brilliant in science. What's more, they are hard-working, ...Immigrant kids put American-born classmates to shame in scientific competition.
2 COMMENTS

Children of immigrants more likely to pursue math and science

by Heather Craven, Posted Sep 15th 2006 3:30PM

A study published in current issue of Child Development found that children of immigrants are more likely to pursue math and science in college than students from the same ethnic groups whose families have been in the U.S. for generations. In ...
0 COMMENTS

FollowUs

Flickr RSS

TheTalkies

More Recent Questions: