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Are you going to start doing the IB in Voramon? Do not know how to start? Are you getting stressed just thinking about it? Are you reading this as an announcer? Don't worry, here you will find some little tips to avoid panicking and you can give your best this year for your beginnings as Voramoniense IB. And a pioneer tells you that she has been able to overcome all obstacles. So, Let's start!!! First of all, let me tell you that you are going to do it successfully, I know! · Don't give up · Don't look back and… · Let your mind expand
Tips 1. Stay organized with your notes Keeping your notes in a folder throughout the year, separated by sections of each subject will help you a lot. The moment you have to study for an exam or something similar, you will have everything at hand and in one place, without complications and ready to study. 2. Take notes of what you consider important To avoid keeping your mind in blank, don't forget to write everything down! The dates of presentations, exams (for this, you could create your calendar and hang it on the wall of your desk) important data of each class, etc. so not to forget and walk lost. 3. Let your mind expand Opening your mind allows you to develop and increase your knowledge, different points of view in a situation, perspective (mainly in ToK). It will make you see that things do not have a single angle. 4. Learn to learn Do a lot of research. As I mentioned earlier, it allows you to expand your mind and you can share that knowledge with others. 5. ¡Read a lot! Reading will be the key to success. If you already read a lot, now read more. For all subjects, literature (books), ToK, Mathematics, ESS, etc.
6. Keywords When I had to do a presentation, what helped me a lot was to write down the keywords in the PowerPoint, understand the topic that I am going to present, and know how to handle it easily and achieve the objective of giving that information that I want to transmit. I recommend you to do this technique and ... you will notice the difference. 7. Be curious at all moment ¡Ask! Investigate! 8. Stay informed of everything around you (Global Politics) Following the news (neighborhood, city, country, even internationally) for example, will help you, if you choose the Global Politics subject, for case studies. 9. Imagine it like a movie (History) History is another world; you will know what happened in past times and how they’ve marked the present. 10. Be careful with the sources! Not all are legit Not all sources are reliable. Check the sources you use; you will find the same themes but with different content (distorted content). Likewise, when using a source, citing it in APA format is essential, don’t forget it. 11. You will have fun with CAS! Everything is CAS… Creativity (get the most creative out of you, let your imagination fly), Activity (stay active and busy, practice, try new things, propose challenges) and Service (help others, try to do actions that benefit you, participate in volunteering) 12. Participate Participate in everything, in each class, participating will make you contain more information and understand better (mainly in English, to be able to practice it) 13. ToK will seem scary at first, but it will become easier later ToK is not philosophy. You will learn about the famous PdC. A tip for the PdC: try to globalize a topic as extensive as possible, that does not have a single answer, that has more than one answer! This type of question generalizes a large-scale topic. 14. Organize your time Create a schedule for your day to day hours (apart from school hours) for homework, study, rest, exercise, etc. 15. Ok, I know it sounds crazy but… ¡watch series! When I say watch series, series in English with English subtitles. It will help you to improve your English, get your ear used to the language, improve the ability to understand (listening) and know how to write (subtitles) 16. Ask for help if you need it, with your classmates or a teacher
When you have any questions, don’t hesitate to ask your tutor or the teacher of the subject, ask them right away so as not to forget (personally or by email)
17. Keep your books in a suitable place
I recommend keeping your books close at hand, I mean, for example, keeping all books at home will not help when using them in class. In the case of doing work at home and having books at school, neither. Therefore, organize yourself when you have to carry such a book. Write it down, so you don't forget!
18. Find out about the way of working in each subject the moment when you are choosing the HL and SL
The difference between HL and SL is on a large scale, therefore, before all, ask the teacher of each subject so that you know, when choosing your HL subjects you, how to handle them
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