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October 4, 2017
This post is primarily aimed at the IB1 crowd. Right about now you should be well along your Frustration Curve – it looks something like this over the first year: Should be fairly self-explanatory...
October 2, 2017
I’ve just started to teach this topic to my students. It doesn’t take too long but I do find it an enjoyable topic to teach. But how do you teach it? I always warn the...
September 29, 2017
Authority without expressed consent is nothing short of autocratic power or as the Ancients called it, tyranny. On the other hand, to preside over a politically educated, active citizenry is true democracy. If authority is...
September 27, 2017
There is a plethora of entrance exams or tests for different universities around the world and they all have deadlines for registering. From the SATs and ACTs, to the IELTS and TOEFLs, to the TSAs...
September 27, 2017
The latest news on the block (see news from TIE Online, 30 May 2017) is that the University of Southampton now accepts applications from students taking the IBCP. Please read the UoS Admissions Policy Statement...
September 25, 2017
On the onset of his quest for pure and truthful knowledge, René Descartes decides to ‘overthrow’ all his former opinions since the latter may be built on sandy foundations. However, for fear of finding himself...
September 25, 2017
So here you are, those glorious summer holidays are over. Studies for your final year at school have started, or are about to start, and you’ve just been reminded by friends, tutors, advisors or parents...
September 22, 2017
Another year starts and the intentions are always good… then life gets in the way. This article is aimed at giving a brief idea of how I overcome the problems of a lack of time...
September 22, 2017
Optical isomers are hard to conceptualise. They are molecules with the same molecular formula and structural formula. They look exactly the same both on paper and in the real world. However, they only exist in...
September 20, 2017
The Online Curriculum Centre is no more. At times bewildering and at others confusing and for many IB teachers a source of frustration, the OCC has a successor. Why should IB educators register with My...
September 20, 2017
Continuing my thoughts and writing about fake news, fake web pages, teaching search skills, and ultimately, trying to find the Truth of a matter, this post brings together for your consideration two web articles which...
September 18, 2017
This week I have been running a Theatre Laboratory with my grade 10 and 11 students on what we bring when we enter the stage. We are moving onto exits next week, but I thought...