No matter if you are a long term international, if you move every few years or if you live in one place for a (bit) longer, one of the first concerns when living abroad is “do we have/want/can learn the local language?”. For internationals who move very frequently, it is totally understandable that they can’t learn […]
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Why a growth mindset helps our children (and ourselves)
Having a growth mindset is beneficial, not only for children, but also for adults. In this talk, Prof. Carol Dwerck illustrates brilliantly why this is life changing for so many children. (screenshot taken from her talk) If you wonder how you can help your child, teenager, young adults to fulfill their potential, you’ll need […]
Continue readingWhere do internationally mobile students go to study ?
Where do internationally mobile students go to study? Where do they come from? The UIS (Unesco Institute for Statistics) shows statistics about the mobile students around the world. In 2012, at least 4 million students went abroad to study, up from 2 million in 2000, representing 1.8% of all tertiary enrolments or 2 in […]
Continue readingWhy these “words for teenagers” won’t work
This text appeared several times on my timeline on facebook lately and I decided to write an extended response to it, especially because I was surprised by the overly positive and agreeing responses from parents. I can’t stop but think that if I were a teenager, I would feel judged and rejected and treated like […]
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