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To B or Not to B?
The IBDP is notoriously tough, and for good reason. Perhaps understandably, students (and their parents) will look to game the system if they...
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A teacher recently posted a Comment expressing concern about how certain students expressed homophobic/transphobic views in their written texts...
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- Yes, Daniel - "a weird situation" ! Worth pointing out to your students that they really have to choose a text type from the options. As you say, the IB does not tolerate them simply choosing their favourite text type: they have to play by...
- Hi David,I have a few students with dyslexia. I don't see 'spelling errors' in the paper 1 assessment criteria. If a student's command of the language is effective, with varied vocabulary and complex structures, can frequent spelling errors...
- So I have a weird situation here in a mock exam a DP1 student wrote. They had three choices: e-mail, proposal, and diary, with e-mail being the "appropriate" choice. The student checked off "proposal", but then wrote a report. She...
- Yes, Luna, the Language B course is currently undergoing a Subject Review (as do all elements of the IB programme from time to time). However, my information at present is that the new curriculum will not be introduced next year (i.e.2025),...