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At ‘Refugee High’ Students and Teachers are Like Family
At ‘Refugee High’ Students and Teachers are Like Family
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16 minutes
Released:
Aug 24, 2021
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Podcast episode
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On Monday, City Cast Chicago host Jacoby Cochran talked to Elly Fishman, author of "Refugee High: Coming of Age in America,” about Sullivan High School. Sullivan has hundreds of refugee students, and more than 40 languages are spoken at the school. Today, Jacoby talks to Sarah Quintenz, aka Ms. Q, who runs the school’s English Language Learner program and is a pillar for the new students who are tackling big questions beyond the classroom — like being the only English speaker in the family, working to put food on the table, and understanding big cultural shifts. Jacoby also sits down with “Sam,” one of Ms. Q’s former students who came to Sullivan from Syria during the Syrian civil war.
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Released:
Aug 24, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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