What schooling is the most popular amongst TCKs?
Everyone went to school. I want to know what schooling is the most popular amongst TCKs. Boarding school, international school, home school, local school, or some other ….What do you think is the best solution. Can you tell some opinions about the different schooling systems. oh and remember to say what kind of TCK you are that counts too , because what I have heard is that military brats went to some military base school and I have heard that many missionary kids got a home school experience.
How important is the memory of school for you.
I wonder if TCKs have more school related memories than non-tcks. My reason would be that they change friends when they change schools so memories are somehow connected with school more than with non-tcks. Am I right? You can also just talk about school time.
I was both home schooled and went to an international school.
October 30th, 2008 at 6:24 pm
I didn’t do alternative education because I couldn’t afford international school, or the likes, it was simply better to do home schooling. Even got my diploma and all.
I think “school” is a cop-out. Keeps you from growing up from doing the things you really want to do.
(Is this spam?)
November 1st, 2008 at 5:31 am
I went to public school all the way through, also supplemented with homeschooling to keep up my English. Japanese public school for 10 years (including preschool), American public school for 3 years, Scottish public school for 1 year, ended up in American college. I think it’s the best way to truly integrate with the culture- international schools have their own culture and don’t really ever come to truly understand the local culture.
(Is this spam?)
November 24th, 2008 at 4:34 pm
International school was an interesting kind of place to grow up for sure. Many different people(a suprising amount from countries near the host country) though. I went to an American international school in China as an “English man”and ended up being neither. Its great and confusing all at the same time. I now have a new way to answer the question “where are you from”- I say: “International!”
(Is this spam?)
December 17th, 2008 at 2:20 am
While I’m probably jaded to a degree, I’ll always recomend International Schools if you can manage it. My last one was British/American based, but the majority of the students were of African/Asian/European decent. Home schooling can be ok I suppose, but my teachers overseas often had multiple masters in the subjects they taught so they had much more to draw on. Local schools are fine so long as the Country they are located is focused on keeping education important. I’ve heard that year round schools produce amazing results, but I’ve never been. Environment wise, I enjoyed IS hands down! Especially the IS in Manila, Philippines.
(Is this spam?)