Book Reviews
FITTED PIECES
A Great New Book for Parents
Fitted Pieces: A Parent's Guide to Educating Children Overseas is a new book produced by SHARE Education Services and edited by Janet Blomberg and Dave Brooks. It's a "must have" resource for families from your agency who are heading overseas.
Families serving overseas face many important decisions regarding their children's education amid swirling winds of divergent opinions from family, their church, sending agency and others. Often parents are working in areas with limited options and the education of their children may seem like an enormous puzzle with many complex pieces over which they have little control. The stake are enormous; the well-being and healthy development of their children. Yet many pieces don't seem to fit.
Parents may wonder if they have all the pieces or are actually missing some. However, there is a basis for hope that the pieces can be fitted into their proper place.
This practical 680-page book discusses foundational issues, overviews educational options, raises important questions on behalf of children and provides long-term perspective that may be lost amid the pressure and urgency of making educational choices. Fitted Pieces tackles a wide variety of subjects:
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- developing long-range educational plans
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- understanding child development including nurturing Biblical self-esteem
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- understanding important third-culture kid issues: transitions, bitterness and what they wish their parents knew
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- evaluating your educational options and new on-line possibilities
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- practical questions such as choosing a curriculum, understanding second language issues, etc.
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- working with a child's learning styles and learning challenges
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Fitted Pieces includes works by more than 50 authors including David Pollock, Polly Chan, Marion Knell, Ruth Baek, Joseph Kim, David Wilcox, Dora and Nick Pauls, Janet Nason, Laura Mae Gardner, Matt Neigh, Beth Wyse and many others.
This book is a great resource not only for parents, but also for educators, caregivers and sending agency personnel who work with them. It can be purchased in packages which can include the book, the SHARE CD (not only the book on CD, but also many extra resources and activities) or the SIL CD of ten years of its publication Parents Teaching Overseas which provides practical help and tips for homeschooling parents.
Prices (excluding mailing costs) are as follows :
Book : $22.50 for 1 copy $21 for 2-10 copies $19 for 11-50 copies $17 for over 50 copies
SHARE CD only : $10 for 1 copy $9.50 for 2-10 copies $8 for 11-50 copies $7.50 for over 50 copies
To order Fitted Pieces contact:
Janet Blomberg SHARE Education Services
E-mail: janetblomberg@compuserve.com
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