Comments on: Feedback for TCK Academy’s Teleconference with Robin Pascoe http://tckacademy.com/class/blog/feedback-for-tck-academys-teleconference-with-robin-pascoe/ TCK Academy News and discussions Fri, 19 Feb 2010 05:15:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Brice http://tckacademy.com/class/blog/feedback-for-tck-academys-teleconference-with-robin-pascoe/comment-page-1/#comment-59 Brice Sat, 28 Jun 2008 11:27:30 +0000 http://tckacademy.com/class/blog/?p=16#comment-59 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! 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!

]]> By: Troy Livesay http://tckacademy.com/class/blog/feedback-for-tck-academys-teleconference-with-robin-pascoe/comment-page-1/#comment-58 Troy Livesay Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:10:27 +0000 http://tckacademy.com/class/blog/?p=16#comment-58 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. 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.

]]> By: Gary Caton http://tckacademy.com/class/blog/feedback-for-tck-academys-teleconference-with-robin-pascoe/comment-page-1/#comment-57 Gary Caton Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:08:31 +0000 http://tckacademy.com/class/blog/?p=16#comment-57 I was only available to hear the last few questions. I look forward to the recordings. I was only available to hear the last few questions. I look forward to the recordings.

]]> By: Francoise Merry http://tckacademy.com/class/blog/feedback-for-tck-academys-teleconference-with-robin-pascoe/comment-page-1/#comment-56 Francoise Merry Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:07:49 +0000 http://tckacademy.com/class/blog/?p=16#comment-56 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 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

]]> By: Heidi Tunberg http://tckacademy.com/class/blog/feedback-for-tck-academys-teleconference-with-robin-pascoe/comment-page-1/#comment-55 Heidi Tunberg Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:06:54 +0000 http://tckacademy.com/class/blog/?p=16#comment-55 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. 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.

]]> By: Kirsti Hagen http://tckacademy.com/class/blog/feedback-for-tck-academys-teleconference-with-robin-pascoe/comment-page-1/#comment-54 Kirsti Hagen Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:03:28 +0000 http://tckacademy.com/class/blog/?p=16#comment-54 Helpful to know that we are not alone and that there are resources out there. THank you. Helpful to know that we are not alone and that there are resources out there. THank you.

]]> By: Liz Crittenden http://tckacademy.com/class/blog/feedback-for-tck-academys-teleconference-with-robin-pascoe/comment-page-1/#comment-53 Liz Crittenden Tue, 24 Jun 2008 20:33:20 +0000 http://tckacademy.com/class/blog/?p=16#comment-53 I like some of the practical things ie.life-skills, rituals, ages of moving, etc. Was helped by some of the ideas on transition. I like some of the practical things ie.life-skills, rituals, ages of moving, etc. Was helped by some of the ideas on transition.

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