International Baccalaureate

Although International Baccalaureate (IB) is a bit new, its popularity has been steadily rising in Malaysia ever since 1989. Already, five schools are offering primary years programme, five others are offering middle years programme while 16 other institutions are offering diploma programme. You can now locate different international schools offering the IB programme within Malaysia for your children with ease. However, the question that is bound to arise is why more Malaysians are opting to join

As we are approaching the road to the International Baccalaureate Diploma, there is a preponderant need to become prepared for what will be coming our way. In order to familiarize ourselves with what is coming our way, we were assigned a source evaluation paper. In this paper, our goal was to firstly select a topic we are essentially interested in and then determine scholarly sources that would greatly aid us in formulating a potential research exposition. Our job was to find two sources that are

In today's economy, young adults are facing a hard time while trying to move onto the next step in their lives. This hard time is the still-rising tuition rates for colleges. Kids are trying to put themselves through school, but are making themselves a lifetime of debt in the process. So the real question here is, why are tuition rates so high? Rising tuition rates aren't something that should be taken lightly; if they continue to increase, no one will even be able to afford to go to college

As an IB student, it is very important to recognize that the study program is indeed an international program that involves schools all around the world. Therefore, IB is present in a variety of different cultures and countries. As a student in the IB program, I’ve noticed that a lot of study is focused centrally on literature. Whether it’s in an English class setting or in a history class, there are multiple occasions where books, popular novels, and poetry are studied. Also, many of these can be

I made the decision to be in the International Baccalaureate program at St. Francis Xavier Secondary School. However, I have come to think, what led me to make the conscious decision of undergoing such a vigorous program? Did my environment and surroundings influence my decision? Or was my decision made with no influence of physical external factors? In what follows, I will be arguing that social environment and experiences alone has an insignificant effect on human nature. For the purpose of this

“There is no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people.” Someone, well, some animal, that represents this quote is Harambe. Harambe is a hero. Is a gorilla who lives in a zoo. On a warm May afternoon, he was shot. On that morning in the beautiful Cincinnati Zoo a terrible series of events happened. A young three-year-old child, while being unsupervised by a parent, plummeted several feet into Harambe’s moat. Dian Fossey stated, “Gorillas were hardly ever violent. For the most

Inquiry learning is grounded in constructivism, a learning theory based on the belief that students have prior knowledge and experience which will be built upon with the introduction of new information and ideas (Kuhlthau et al., 2007, p. 14; Callison, 2006, p. 4). The constructivist pedagogy of inquiry learning is seen in the emphasis on process over product (Mitchell & Spence, 2009), and in the importance of both access to information resources and the ability to use them within a problem-solving

I even found a job and purchased my first car at the age of 16. My coworkers viewed their first jobs as rites of passage-I walked into every shift with the sole purpose of staying afloat in a sea of poverty. When I was 17, I earned my International Baccalaureate Diploma and entered into college with a full academic scholarship. Now, I work an average of 35 hours a week and aim for graduation with tunnel vision. At the ripe age of 20, obstacles will surely continue to arise, but I will persevere

I refuse to let my experiences bring me to my demise. When I started high school, I had a goal in mind. I was going to give up the trivial things of high school and focus on my studies. I was going to work hard for four years in the International Baccalaureate program. This program would not only help me but my parents as well. The degree is an internationally recognized degree, that when received allows students to receive college credits for numerous courses. This would shave off time for me

Internationalization in K-12 Education: The Role of School Counselors The changing demographics across the United States necessitate the incorporation of an internationalized curriculum into our K-12 schools. According to the 2012 Census, international migration will be the principal factor in U.S. population growth in the next several decades (U.S. Census Bureau). Currently, approximately 14% of the U.S. population was born in another country (NCES, 2014). Furthermore, one in five students speaks