Thursday, June 12, 2014

Welcome Grade X students to your new life as IB Independent Learners in Grade X1 - you are now part of a global community of life-long learners!



NAZI BOOK BURNING BY STUDENTS OF FAMOUS LITERATURE BANNED BY HITLER.
Most societies use some censorship - but why is censorship always extreme in extreme societies? How is it linked to critical thinking or lack of critical thinking in the general population?      

From Socrates we learned the importance of using questions to pursue knowledge.

Plato's "Republic" teaches us through the parable of The Cave. Do not confuse appearance and reality.



What can we learn from modern writers? 
Should we watch film versions of books before or after we read the book or not at all? Opening scene from film version of Ian McEwan's "Enduring Love". The title is ironic and ambiguous in a way that the movie cannot convey - read the novel first! Buy a book and feed your mind.



CORNELL NOTES - WE LOVE THEM! WINNERS READ AND WINNERS TAKE NOTES IN CLASS.


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