Caring For, And Developing, The Whole Learner
GUEST WRITER: How can teachers care for the whole learner, rather than just focusing on teaching subject knowledge and skills? Matthew Sharrat is an international school teacher who wrote this…
Why I Do What I Do
WHAT’S THE ISSUE: Ever since I quit my job as a classroom teacher in an IB World School, I’ve been getting the same two types of question from different people…
Black Lives Matter: The Movement, Not the Moment
GUEST WRITER: Lin Ajayi reminds us all that we need to go beyond mere Black Lives Matter social media activism (as in using the #blacklivesmatter on a social media…and that’s it)….
How do you get it right?
GUEST WRITER [Anita Ratheb]: I am often asked how I have managed to raise happy, well-mannered and mentally happy children who do well at school. Are we the perfect parents?…
Health Is No. 1
WHAT’S THE ISSUE: In theory, we all know that taking care of our health is very important. The difficulty lies in trying to fit self-care into our everyday life. We sometimes…
The Achiever Word for Fear
WHAT’S THE ISSUE: The stress achievers experience is often dismissed or minimized, both by society and by individuals. Yet when we are honest with ourselves about how we really feel…
Trust Your Child
In this interview, I talk with my former colleague and good friend, Annie Vossinioti, about what she learned from teaching IB Economics for 20+ years. Annie shares her personal story…
High Achieving Girls Self-Bullying
GUEST SPEAKER: Are high achieving girls self-bullying? Feminine Leadership expert, Christine Arylo, certainly finds that many do in her work with high achieving girls and women. In this interview she…
Helping Parents Raise Grateful Kids
OVERVIEW In this interview, Aurora Tamez, who is the IB Diploma Coordinator for a school in Mexico, talks to Eleni Vardaki about how schools can support parents in raising grateful kids by providing practical examples from her own experience: 1) How…
IB Diploma Student: “What I Wish My Teachers Knew”
OVERVIEW In this video, I interviewed Ezgi Ceren Pinarbasi, an IB Diploma student from Turkey who’s in her final year of the IB Diploma. In this video, Ezgi Ceren raises 3 practical…