Are you considering applying to an iB curriculum
I would like to apologize for not keeping up with my posts however I got the perfect explanation for it ... IB ... You have got to believe me, it's not as easy as it looks. Just ask the other kids who are doing IB. Actually don't!they are probably doing CAS reflections especially when they are 15. That's when life hits ... I mean for an 18 year old student anyways.
The focus of today will be on weekly tests😔😔. I would have elaborated a lot more on the topic however the post just erased itself so I'm writing this for the second time in one day which is frustrating considering that I have tons of work at the moment. 😖
I am currently doing my second year of my diploma programme📓📐 and here we call it "DP2"📚. If you must know the reason why this curriculum is challenging is because of the way many teachers interpret the criterions and I feel like there are many teachers that enter as teachers to teach in this curriculum but aren't actually qualified. So what happens is that teachers end up making their own rules of what is expected of the IB in hopes of making the curriculum is easier for students to cope however most of them fail miserably.
I might make another post in relations to what happened when I first joined the diploma programme and the challenges that I faced while doing it, but for now I will focus on weekly tests. For those that are reading this word "WEEKLY TESTS" are probably unfamiliar 😱 with the term while it's an easy term to understand. It's unfamiliar because no other school considers having weekly tests however it's simple to understand because coming from the name, it's tests "TESTS YOU DO EVERY SINGLE WEEK". We get two subjects that we are tested on every week. This becomes frustrating because the IA's are still going on😕. IA's are considered to be internal assessments. Keep in mind that the extended essay is a huge part of the IB curriculum's diploma programme that also needs to be completed. The question comes in "Why would a school consider giving students weekly test?"😤
Weekly tests were suppose to serve as an advantageous way of receiving grades therefore if you had scored poorly in class assignments, your progress through weekly tests could possibly be used to show your application process of what you learn in class therefore giving you a high grade😏. Years passed and the idea of weekly test being used to bring up grades disappeared. Currently it's seen to be a child's downfall because you can't necessarily study perfectly for 2 tests every single week for at least 4 months.
Therefore if you were considering to apply to the IB, then consider how they have interpreted the criterions. Do they value CAS? because although most of the obstacles are mean't to be put in place to help prepare you for university, Most of these obstacles are the start of many people's depression, stress and anxiety over not being able to achieve the highest possible mark in comparison to kids in other curriculum who may not be pressured as we are.
If you need me to answer more questions in regards to the IB and how I'm currently surviving this long and agonizing journey then either leave a comment down below or text me on either one of these social media platforms and say you came from lucky's blog and maybe you might be responsible for the next possible post. Stay tuned lucky freaks for more content😝✌👅
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The focus of today will be on weekly tests😔😔. I would have elaborated a lot more on the topic however the post just erased itself so I'm writing this for the second time in one day which is frustrating considering that I have tons of work at the moment. 😖
I am currently doing my second year of my diploma programme📓📐 and here we call it "DP2"📚. If you must know the reason why this curriculum is challenging is because of the way many teachers interpret the criterions and I feel like there are many teachers that enter as teachers to teach in this curriculum but aren't actually qualified. So what happens is that teachers end up making their own rules of what is expected of the IB in hopes of making the curriculum is easier for students to cope however most of them fail miserably.
I might make another post in relations to what happened when I first joined the diploma programme and the challenges that I faced while doing it, but for now I will focus on weekly tests. For those that are reading this word "WEEKLY TESTS" are probably unfamiliar 😱 with the term while it's an easy term to understand. It's unfamiliar because no other school considers having weekly tests however it's simple to understand because coming from the name, it's tests "TESTS YOU DO EVERY SINGLE WEEK". We get two subjects that we are tested on every week. This becomes frustrating because the IA's are still going on😕. IA's are considered to be internal assessments. Keep in mind that the extended essay is a huge part of the IB curriculum's diploma programme that also needs to be completed. The question comes in "Why would a school consider giving students weekly test?"😤
Weekly tests were suppose to serve as an advantageous way of receiving grades therefore if you had scored poorly in class assignments, your progress through weekly tests could possibly be used to show your application process of what you learn in class therefore giving you a high grade😏. Years passed and the idea of weekly test being used to bring up grades disappeared. Currently it's seen to be a child's downfall because you can't necessarily study perfectly for 2 tests every single week for at least 4 months.
Therefore if you were considering to apply to the IB, then consider how they have interpreted the criterions. Do they value CAS? because although most of the obstacles are mean't to be put in place to help prepare you for university, Most of these obstacles are the start of many people's depression, stress and anxiety over not being able to achieve the highest possible mark in comparison to kids in other curriculum who may not be pressured as we are.
If you need me to answer more questions in regards to the IB and how I'm currently surviving this long and agonizing journey then either leave a comment down below or text me on either one of these social media platforms and say you came from lucky's blog and maybe you might be responsible for the next possible post. Stay tuned lucky freaks for more content😝✌👅
instagram:lui_lee_18
snapchat:luckysuperstar3
facebook:lakisha plummer
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