Contents
Preface………………………………………………...................................….................iii
Acknowledgments………………………………........................................….……..…iv Chapter 1 Introduction………………………….........................................….………….1 1.1 The Labor Market……………………….........................…..................……….….2 1.2 21st Century Skills……………………….........................….................………..…4 1.3 Lifelong Learning……………………….........................…...............….….…..…..5 1.4 Self-Study……………………………….....................……….......................….….6 1.5 Who Is This Book For? ......................................................................................8 1.6 How This Book Is Organized……………..…...............................…................…9 1.7 In Conclusion…………………………………........................….....................….12 Chapter 2 The Value of Education……………................................…................……13 2.1 The Purpose of Education……………….............................…...............…..…..13 2.2 Passive Learning……………………………........................…...............…....….16 2.3 Active Learning……………………………........................................…....……...18 2.4 The Key Values………………………….......................................…….....…......20 Chapter 3 The Education Choice……………….…...........................................….….35 3.1 Western vs. Eastern Education…………….................................................…..36 3.2 Private vs. Public School………………….…............................................…….49 3.3 IB Diploma vs. NSW HSC………………….…...........................................…….55 3.4 The Subject Selection………………………..........................................….…….60 3.5 An additional consideration……………….................................................…….63 Chapter 4 The MASTER…………………..……….............................................……..69 4.1 Management…………………………………...........................................………71 4.2 Attitude……………………………………….............................................………91 4.3 Skills……………………………………….….............................................…….107 4.4 Technology…………………………………............................................………122 4.5 Effort………………………………………..…...........................................…….142 4.6 Review……………………………………..…...........................................……..160 4.7 Implement……………………………….…........................….......................….179 Chapter 5 The Theory of Knowledge…………...................................................…..181 5.1 Knowing About Knowing…………………................................................……182 5.2 The Ways of Knowing…………………...........................…..…...................….183 5.3 The Areas of Knowledge…………………............................................…..…..184 5.4 Nature of the Subject……………………............................…......................…184 5.5 TOK and the International Mind………….......................................................…188 5.6 Engaging With Sensitive Topics…….....................................….....................190 5.7 Specific Ways of Knowing……………….....................................................…190 A Final Word…………………………….………..….....................….......................…201 Practice and Practice……………………….….…..............................................….202 Acquire More Skill Sets……………………..….…..................................................202 Be a Lifelong Learner…………………………...........................…..................…...203 Appendix 1 International Baccalaureate...…..........................................................205 References……………………………………….....................….……........................211 |