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We interviewed eighteen12
and 13 year-old students. Half of the
students were born in San Francisco, California, and half were born in the
Philippines; out of the nine born in the Philippines, the amount of time spent
living in the United States varies from 1 and ½ years to 8 years.
Of the eighteen students
interviewed, sixteen of them speak both Tagalog and English in their
homes. The amount of time speaking each
language varies considerably within the group.
When asked to give an estimate of how much they speak each language in
their homes, twelve students speak Tagalog at least 50% of the time, four
students speak Tagalog between 20-25% of the time. Two students in the study speak English only in the home.
100% of the students interviewed feel as
though it is very important to get an education. Grade point averages (GPA’s) vary within the
group. Two students average a GPA
between 1.00 and 1.5. Six students have
GPA’s that range from 2.00-2.9. Four
students have GPA’s from 3.00-3.5. Six
students fall between the 3.5-4.0 range.
Out of the 18 students, two of them
complete their homework all of the time and sixteen of them do their homework
most of the time. There is no direct
correlation between doing their homework and their GPA. All 18 students said they complete their
class work all of the time.
Fourteen
of eighteen students have both a mother and a father who were born in The
Philippines. Three of eighteen students
have one parent born in The Philippines while the other was born in the United
States. One of the eighteen students
has parents who were both born in the United States.
Thirteen
students have at least one parent educated in the The Philippines. The highest level of education from parents
varies. Three students had at least one
parent whose highest level of education was 8th grade. Fourteen students have at least one parent
who graduated from high school. Out of
the children in which at least one parent went on to pursue higher education,
twelve were mothers and none were the fathers.
Parent
involvement varies among the Filipino parents in our study. Three students have parents who have never
come to school. Twelve students have
parents who have come to school between one and three times. Three students
said their parents have been to school more than ten times. They come to school
for various reasons: parent
conferences, changing schedules, to talk to counselors, attend sports events,
etc
In
terms of parental feelings about going to their child’s school, 12 of the
parents said they were happy to come to school and see how their children are
doing, while three of the children’s parents said they were mad because they
are busy and their children have bad grades.
In
comparing the American School System to the Filipino school system, 15
children’s parents said that they are happy with the United States School
system. Many mentioned that the
children have more materials in the U.S.
Four parents felt as though the United States isn’t as strict as The
Philippines.