Chapter 1: Where is Home? Key Points of Erikas Story Ch. 1: How might you apply information in chapter one
personally and professionally?
Understand that TCKs have a different view point on the world.
TCKs have spent a good portion of their life in another country Use the information to help connect with a TCK. Let them know
and culture other than their own. that they are not alone and that what they are feeling is not
unusual.
TCKs numbers have increased, their public voice has grown Allow them to talk, share, and express themselves and allow
louder, and their significant has increased them to educate their peers about their experiences in another
country.
Erika felt like neither Singapore or Dayton were home. She
grew up in Singapore with an American passport. Home to a
TCK isnt really a specific place
CCK- a person who is living or who has lived in meaningful TCK- Children who move into another country do to a parents
interacted with two or more cultural environments for a career choice.
significant period of time during childhood
Chapter 4: Explain pros of Cross Cultural Childhood Chapter 4: Explain cons of Cross-Cultural Childhood
Have an understanding of the world around them. Foreigner- looks different, thinks different
Are more cross culturly aware of what is going on in the world Hidden immigrant- looks alike, thinks different
and society.
Have diverse backgound , understanding, and aprreication for Adopted- looks different, thinks alike
the world Mirror- look alike, thinks alike
May not feel like they fit in anywhere.
Can vary, move every few months to every couple of years. Each transition changes something in your life.
People constantly come and go Some transitions can be sudden and uprupt that you are not
prepared for.
May come of age to go to boarding school, may not visit Transition experience
passport country as often. - Involvement
- Leaving
- Transition
- Entering
- reinvolvement
Losses
- denial
- anger
- sadness
- bargaining
- acceptance
Can be used to help any children who may have TCK. Can be used to identify a TCK,
For example in my classroom I had a student from china, who Understand what they may be feeling or going through.
came to live in the United stated in kindergarten and stayed until Can aide in informing them that they are not alone in this
the middle of third grade. They are moving back to China. This process.
may be enough time for him to be consider a tck.