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| Author: |
Neigh, M.
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| Title: |
New Issues facing Today's TCKs. |
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Fitted Pieces: A guide for parents educating children overseas (pp. 197-210), |
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| Editor: |
Blomberg, J. R. & Brooks (Eds.), |
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St. Clair Shores, MI: SHARE Education Service.
2001 |
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Chapter
14
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| Summary: |
An article on issues facing adolescents as they serve with their parents, including suggestions for resolving those issues. Same as in Interact October, 1999, Vol. 8, No. 1. pp. 1-4 and February, 2000, Vol. 8, No. 3. pp. 6-10. |
| Gems: |
My concern is that in going to peers from around the world, a TCK who is already struggling, will become even more confused. They may wind up with a "virtual culture" that is based on so many different cultures that it's next to impossible to sort out..But when this contact is maintained at the expense of integrating with the host culture, I become concerned.Before I could even respond, her next e-mail simply said that she realized she had shared too much, too fast and has never e-mailed me again. |
| Outline: |
The impact of hostile environments on TCKs
Anxiety
Bitterness
Family and school tensions
Specific term assignments
The "stick-it-out" mentality
The "nothing -has-changed" mentality
Decision-making/application process
Pre-field orientation
Creating a caring community in schools
Teenagers
Global hi-tech media
Loss of a passport and/or host culture
Avoidance of host culture
False sense of intimacy
Frontier regions
Identity
Values
Loss of community/support
Solutions
Create a community
Balance |
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