By the final years of high school, something begins to change. For many students, curiosity gives way to routine. Learning becomes increasingly focused on completing assignments, preparing for exams, and earning grades. The sense of wonder that comes so naturally in childhood (remember that feeling?) can slowly be replaced by simply getting through the next semester. Recent research highlights some of the challenges students face in today's classrooms. According to...
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AS OUR 9TH AND 10TH grade students move through their studies and creep closer to the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP), THINK Global School is providing opportunities like this one to help prepare them for the task ahead. Matthew Albert visited TGS and PTIS on February 17th, 2012 to talk about his experience with the IBDP and how his CAS project directed his life goals from that point on.
Students walked away with a better understanding of how their education can pave the way for their future endeavors. And with advice like “how to eat an elephant,” Matthew also provided perspective on how to tackle the incredible work load of the IBDP.
The only way that you can eat an elephant is to break it down into very small bits, eat each small bit, and eventually you will have gone through the whole thing.