June 18

PSE G11 Reflection

Challenges from Grade 11:

  1. New subjects
  2. New people
  3. New learning system
  4. New activities and services
  5. New hobbies 😀

How did I tackle challenges successfully:

Subject: The most of the subjects I chose for IB were new to me, but they are what I’m interested in, so it made things easier. Through firsthand experience, I can conclude that people do learn better and faster when they are interested in something.

What were out of my control:

Not much. The COVID-19 circuit breaker tested my self-discipline.

What we learned in PSE is relevant:

The session of “I BE” led us to know more about ourselves and taught us to be confident. This session is helpful because with a better understanding of myself, I knew what was my weakness and what should I do to improve. The session of “relationship” helps me with the challenge “New people”, because it demonstrated the importance of healthy relationship.

Challenges might appear in Grade 12:

  1. Pressure from academic
  2. Heavy schoolwork
  3. Pressure from parents
  4. others

What can I do to overcome?

  1. Read some books, play some games, have some fun… try my best to relax.
  2. I can do a better time management in face of heavy schoolwork.
  3. Talk to the parents/friends.
  4. Others

What can PSE help:

We learned about the way of managing our time during PSE lesson, and we also learned about how to communicate with adults or people who can offer help.

Make a plan:

  1. Pay attention to each lesson and schoolwork.
  2. Sleep: at least 7 hours each day.
  3. Ask for help if necessary.
  4. Try my best.

 

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June 16

TOK G11 Reflection

TOK Grade 11 Year in Reflection

  1. What DON’T you get?

After a year of leaning TOK, I still feel a bit confused about the concept of “reasoning” because I think inductive reasoning and deductive reasoning both can be unreliable. No matter the result is reasoned from a theory or a common phenomenon, people can always be influenced by their confirmation bias: looking for information that fits their previous understandings.

  1. What DO you get?

I learned many about how to write an essay that always focuses on the topic. Through writing the practice TOK essay, I learned not to stray from the subject. I had many ideas when I was writing the essay, but I realized I couldn’t apply them all, because most of them didn’t fit the topic perfectly. Once I put irrelevant information, the essay seems less precise and academic.

  1. What has stood out for you?

I am patient and decisive. When preparing for my TOK presentation, after more than 5 hours of research on the first knowledge question, it took me 5 minutes to make up my mind to change my knowledge question. Although a little impetuous, I adhere to accomplish the preparation of the new question in a clam and disciplined manner.

  1. Has TOK changed your thinking at all this year?

TOK made me think deeper with a skeptical mind. Reading new information, I no longer easily believe but think about the credibility of the news with a more skeptical attitude, and I often tried to find a link between two concepts. For example, when I watch TV show, I not only enjoyed the show but also thought about why people don’t hate the bad in the visual world, is there anything to do with the relationship between ethical guideline and perception. When I read news reports about people’s reactions to COVID-19, I skeptically wondered if the spread of 5G has something to do with distrust of authority, because distrust of authoritative information leads people to be more favorable to folk rumors. 

  1. Has TOK ruined your thinking at all this year?

This subject made me get used to thinking and doubting with more rigorous thinking. This causes me to struggle with logic problems when reading some fantasy novels. I can’t help but think about the importance of equivalence conversion and struggle with the plot of “creating water by magic” because “channeling water” is more reasonable. 

  1. What do you aim to achieve next year?

I would like to do better in analyze knowledge concepts. I will pay attention to each lesson and trying to absorb more useful methods of thinking. I hope I can carry out a skeptical mind of thinking “what do I know and what do I think I know?” Also, I hope that I can do well in TOK presentation and essay 😀

 

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