What is TOK? Theory of Knowledge – popularly recognised simply as TOK – is a subject that all IB candidates must take during the 2 two years of the Diploma Programme. In brief, the subject is about answering the question “How do we know what we know?” in multiple contexts. To illustrate it, I can mention that in the […]
Last day of school, last day of boarding school, last moments of community life, last closing passages of a year rich in meaningful educational and academic experiences. First of all, thank you, GSO students: Sithis, Farah, Oliveira, Natalia, Sara, Elisabetta, for teaching us how to face life with curiosity, joy, patience, respect, exuberance, and even […]
Telling the stories of past school-life experiences, I purposely chose the most striking, curious cases — those that can better highlight the areas of discomfort and, meanwhile, also the opportunities for change, absolutely necessary for the school system. One is the case of a lawyer family that suddenly experiences their daughter’s school failure. Feeling it unfair, they […]