AT A GLANCE: Important Course Documents & Assessment Information (right column), Philosophy & Curriculum of TOK, Weekly Homework Schedule
The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reasoning
for existing. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries
of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries
merely to comprehend a little of this mystery every day. Never lose a holy curiosity.
Albert Einstein
Central to the educational philosophy of the International Baccalaureate Program, the Theory of Knowledge course challenges students to reflect critically on diverse ways of knowing and areas of knowledge, and to consider the role which knowledge plays in a global society. The class encourages students to become aware of themselves as thinkers, to become aware of the complexity of knowledge, and to recognize the need to act responsibly in an increasingly interconnected world. TOK is designed to provide students with an opportunity for reflection and inquiry, fueled by their own and their classmates' curiosities. As such, the course is not designed to impart new information so much as it is intended to explore the origins and limitations of what the students have already learned in other courses. Students will carefully consider and investigate perspectives as they pertain to all of the I.B. curriculum’s subject categories.
THE IB DIPLOMA CURRICULUM
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TOK ASSIGNMENT SCHEDULE
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COURSE PACING GUIDE
REMINDER: ASSIGNMENTS LISTED HERE ARE DUE NO LATER THAN THE DAY NOTED BELOW, HAVING BEEN ASSIGNED IN ADVANCE (OFTEN THE CLASS BEFORE).
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DUE THIS WEEK
9/21 (M): Read the "Look Twice" article and post your response before class on Wednesday; we will discuss this reading and your posts at that time.
9/22 (T): No Class --- GOLD DAY.
9/23 (W): Complete Journal #6, if you did not do so in class on Monday. Read the "Look Twice" article before class, especially if you haven't posted yet; you'll need it for Journal #7.
9/24 (Th): No Class --- GOLD DAY.
9/25 (F): Complete Journal #7, if you did not do so in class on Wednesday. We will be reading "Your Brain Lies to You" in class today; feel free to preview.
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DUE NEXT WEEK
9/28 (M): NO SCHOOL
9/29 (T): No Class --- GOLD DAY
9/30 (W): Make sure you've completed Journal #8, if you did not finish on Wednesday; Read Plato's Allegory of the Cave Reading.
10/1 (Th): PROFESSIONAL STUDY DAY --- No Class --- GOLD DAY
10/2 (F): Make sure you've completed Journal #9, if you did not finish on Wednesday; Preview Nozick's Experience Machine Reading.
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WEEKEND HOMEWORK: Make sure you have completed "Knowledge & Knower" Kognity Reading & Question Assignment by 11:59pm on 10/5 (M), the night before class.
***REMINDER: Knowledge at Work Analysis due no later than 11:59pm on Wednesday, 10/7, the night before Thursday's class.
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