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Feedback for TCK Academy’s Teleconference with Robin Pascoe – June 23rd, 2008

Robin Pascoe’s teleconference on Raising Global Nomads:
Date: Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
Time: 1:00 PM (Pacific) / 4:00 PM (Eastern) / 9:00PM (London, England) / 5:00 AM (Tokyo, Japan)

If you would like to leave us a feedback for Robin Pascoe’s Teleconference: “Raising Global Nomads: Parenting Abroad in an On-Demand World” please answer the following questions in the comments:

1. How, specifically, did Robin Pascoe’s teleconference help you?

2. What would you say to a friend who was thinking of sigining up for a teleconference – but wasn’t sure?

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7 Responses to “Feedback for TCK Academy’s Teleconference with Robin Pascoe”

1. Liz Crittenden says:

   June 24, 2008 at 1:33 pm

   I like some of the practical things ie.life-skills, rituals, ages of moving, etc. Was helped by some of the ideas on transition.
2. Kirsti Hagen says:

   June 24, 2008 at 2:03 pm

   Helpful to know that we are not alone and that there are resources out there. THank you.
3. Heidi Tunberg says:

   June 24, 2008 at 2:06 pm

   Thanks! This was my first class, and I am looking forward to being at more. I am a TCK who works with TCKs, but I’m not a parent of TCKs, so I appreciated hearing the questions and getting answers/ideas to share with the parents of the kids I work with.
4. Francoise Merry says:

   June 24, 2008 at 2:07 pm

   It was excellent. I like the advice concerning choosing an University., And the warning about being a hovering parent was so good too. I understand better now why kids tend to hide their past when they come back to their parents’ culture. Thank you so much, Fran
5. Gary Caton says:

   June 24, 2008 at 2:08 pm

   I was only available to hear the last few questions. I look forward to the recordings.
6. Troy Livesay says:

   June 24, 2008 at 2:10 pm

   I found the teleconference very interesting and insightful. I appreciate this resource being made available online. I would definitely recommend this medium to a friend.
7. Brice says:

   June 28, 2008 at 4:27 am

   My review of Robin Pascoe’s teleconference.

   Brice here. First, a bit of a confession: I am not an early riser.

   In fact, I can’t wake up early to save my life… and no alarm
   clock is loud enough to wake me up, but I might be persuaded if I had
   to catch a flight or collect a winning lottery ticket… well, one can
   always dream.

   But some people did miraculously wake up that early for the
   teleconference!

   Lori, a teacher from Tokyo said: “It’s worth waking up for at 5am”.

   You can visit her blog here:

   http://clicks.aweber.com/y/ct/?l=PSnne&m=1e7ETlTKd.bYj1&b=F0sTKtjIfkIN7vX3bKfihQ

   I don’t know how much caffeine Lori needed to stay awake, but she
   was right, it was definitely worth it.

   More emails and comments from attendees:

   “It was excellent. I like the advice concerning choosing an
   University, And the warning about being a hovering parent was so
   good too. I understand better now why kids tend to hide their past
   when they come back to their parents’ culture.” – Francoise Merry

   “Thanks! This was my first class, and I am looking forward to being
   at more. I am a TCK who works with TCKs, but I’m not a parent of
   TCKs, so I appreciated hearing the questions and getting
   answers/ideas to share with the parents of the kids I work with.” -Heidi Tunberg

   In my opinion, the teleconference was technically smoother than our first one.
   It was upbeat, funny, filled with practical advice, no background noise (!),
   and interesting questions. Paulette and Robin did a wonderful job and handled it very
   professionally!

   I personally learned a lot from it.

   What happened at the teleconference?

   Robin shared this interesting quote with us: “A tree with strong
   roots can withstand the most violent storm. …”

   I love that quote, because it made me think about the importance of
   having roots and good habits.

   She likes to ask young TCKs: “How many of you do your laundry?”.

   This made me chuckle because I’m in my early twenties and I only started
   doing my laundry a couple of years ago! And I can easily find myself in an
   international airport but I still don’t have a driver’s license…

   Most TCKs don’t have these basic life skills so she stressed
   parents to encourage kids to be self-sufficient from the get go.

   I agree, because one day TCKs will “come home” and have no idea how to
   do simple thing like handling money or even do laundry.

   Finally, I learned what is the “golden time” for relocating
   children? How do you handle culture shock?

   What to do when kids don’t want to talk about their experiences?

   What specific things can kids do to fit in at school?

   What are the pitfalls to avoid?

   … and so much more.

   Overall, it was very educational, engaging and I really enjoyed it!

   What didn’t I like about the teleconference?

   It was way too short!

   Honestly, it flew by so fast, those 60 minutes felt more like 30 minutes
   to me! And I believe a few late attendees had the automated audio introduction
   overlapping with the teleconference… that’s something we need to look
   into.

   What’s next?

   Our 3rd teleconference interview with Donna Musil on July 7th!

   You can get more information here:

   http://clicks.aweber.com/y/ct/?l=PSnne&m=1e7ETlTKd.bYj1&b=yoTzYBDyaFZ_0IYA3x8_kw

   I’ve received a lot of emails from people who were disappointed to
   have missed it, and I’m sorry that it was sent a bit short notice, (I really have no
   control over the schedule!)

   …so I’m now sending you an early notice for Donna Musil’s
   teleconference.

   I highly recommend you register now and tell everyone so they
   won’t miss it either!

   Here’s the link again:

   http://clicks.aweber.com/y/ct/?l=PSnne&m=1e7ETlTKd.bYj1&b=yoTzYBDyaFZ_0IYA3x8_kw

   That’s it from me.

   Have a good weekend!