The Joyful, Illiterate Kindergartners of Finland As testing becomes more prevalent in education all over the world, an emphasis on academic rigor is finding its way into the lowest grades, even kindergarten. This is an fascinating article about how Finland,…
Our guest blogger this week is Flossie Epley, who has served with TEAM for 32 years in Japan. She calls reading “my number one interest,” but also enjoys talking walks in nature, gourmet cooking, and making digital photo albums. You…
This is part two of an article by Melissa Shipman, Executive Director of PACE. Read Part 1 here. Melissa was a teacher of children with special needs for over 10 years, and has served with SHARE Education Services since 2002…
This is article is by Melissa Shipman, Executive Director of PACE. Melissa was a teacher of children with special needs for over 10 years, and has served with SHARE Education Services since 2002 as both a full-time and associate education…
The Big Problem With the New SAT There’s a new SAT coming out next year for students in the US. This article outlines the major changes, as well as continued challenges of this type of testing. IDK - The…
Earlier this year, PACE hosted a virtual meeting focused on TCK education policy for consultants who involved in developing policy at the organizational level. Four panelists shared their experience and insights with us, each from a different sending organization. Below…
One of our desires at PACE is to connect TCK education consultants with one another. We asked several of PACE’s Master Consultants to answer a few questions related to consulting and the advice that they would give consultants who are…
This week's guest writer is Margaret Stockwell, the Chief Executive of Anchor Education. We asked her to update us on the latest regarding Anchor Education. Anchor Education was born out of the need to support families who are home schooling…
How to get kids to read independently Here is some newly-published information about the reading habits of children. While some aspects of this (such as access to a library) might be irrelevant for our families, I believe that there are…
Our guest blogger this week is Flossie Epley. We featured an interview with Flossie last week! Flossie has been with TEAM since 1981. She is founder and director of School Support Services (SSS) at Christian Academy in Japan (CAJ). For…