ToK Chapter Reading Responses
Hey all, Hope you are enjoying your holiday. I am very excited about returning to LBHS next week, and I hope you are too! Below I am posting an example of a ToK chapter reading response. Remember that...
View ArticleWhat is the relationship between Math, Art, and Science?
Dear critical thinkers, Visit these sites, explore, and generate two questions about math, art, and science: http://www.mcescher.com/ click on ‘picture gallery’. What is the relationship between math...
View ArticleThe Natural Sciences
Dear Thinkers, I hope to be with you all tomorrow, Tuesday. Thank you for all of your awesome questions related to math as an area of knowledge. Special thanks to those of you who posted responses to...
View ArticlePseudoscience or Science?
What is pseudoscience? And how can you distinguish it from real science? Click on the above links to begin your research. One way to detect pseudoscience is to be observant of claims that are made, yet...
View ArticleLearning Theories: Which theories are you seeing your teachers apply?
Hey thinkers: This week we are considering studying human beings. Yeah that’s us! Let’s think about which learning theories we see your teachers applying to their lessons and activities. Also, which of...
View ArticleEthics and Real-Life Situations
Dear Thinkers, How might we use the ‘ways of knowing,’ or our ‘intuition’ or one of the ‘moral paradigms’ to guide us through the process of determining what is right and what is wrong? How can our...
View ArticleShould Bradley Manning receive life in prison for releasing document to...
I think the story of Bradley Manning, young whistle blower, presents an interesting and real life story for us to consider. This coming Monday, April 1st, John Reiger, a social justice activist for...
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Sample ToK Presentation
Linh and Josue ToK Presentation I especially like the conclusion, for it outlines the implications for what we can know. This presentation, in my humble opinion, made top marks in the ToK Presentation...
View ArticleToK 2013 Essay Schedule
As we’ve discussed, IB has recently decided to delay providing essay “prompts” until September 1st. The essay you write this year will not be sent to IB, but will still count as half of your semester...
View ArticleMay 2014 ToK Prescribed Titles
Dear Diploma Candidates, The May 2014 ToK titles have been released. I suggest working on your ToK essay soon before you have all of your time consumed. ToK Prescribed Titles May 2014 Check with Ms....
View ArticleWhat does science hope to achieve?
Welcome IB juniors! If you are a senior receiving this email, consider yourself lucky that I haven’t deleted your subscription! All of you, welcome! Let’s consider these questions as we study the...
View ArticleMetaphors We Live By and Metaphors in Science
Were you aware of how often we paint mental pictures with our figures of speech? It happens just as regularly as the moon chases the sun. You just can’t seem to escape from them. 1. Read and consider...
View ArticleEducational Learning Theories
Hey thinkers: This week we are considering studying human beings. Yeah that’s us! Let’s think about which learning theories we see your teachers applying to their lessons and activities. Also, which of...
View ArticleEthics Case Studies
Check out Ethics by Chris Coey http://flip.it/5bHG5 1. Peruse from the list of articles. Which topic speaks to you? 2. Read the article. 3. What is the ethical dilemma or ethical issue at stake here?...
View ArticleDid you know that …
Dear ToKers, Given that our most recent guest speaker revealed some of our need for (Ahem…cough…shall I say to be more well informed about current events) awareness of international events, I want us...
View ArticleWho is Peter Paul Biro?
ToKers, The writing in this article is quite in-depth. I really appreciate the initial paragraphs about Thomas Hovings’ sense of intuition. If you want to read about Biro, you’ll need to scroll waaaay...
View ArticleWhat is art?
Thinking about art as an ‘area of knowledge’ can be both exciting and daunting depending on your comfort level. It might be appropriate to ask, “Is art knowledge?” This question might lead to us to...
View ArticleReligious Concepts and Language
Dear ToKers, 1. Research a religion unfamiliar to you. For a partial list of religions, please consult this list from the BBC. 2. Which key concepts are vital to understanding this religion? 3. How is...
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