Your presentations and our discussions this week covered the following questions/statements:
- “Is Common Sense a reasonable basis for making a Knowledge Claim?”
- “Is Truth more important than Belief?”
- “The best path to truth is maintain a balance between Skepticism and open-mindedness."
- “Two criteria for determining whether a Knowledge Claim is reasonable are Evidence and Coherence.”
- “A Mental Map can make it easier learn new knowledge, but it can also make it harder.”
- “There is nothing more dangerous than an untrue truth.”
Your journal entry should discuss TWO of these questions/statements AT THE SAME TIME.
- This means that you need to find connections between two of the concepts.
- You should use a real-world event, situation or decision to help illustrate your views.
This is not an easy or straightforward assignment. You need independent and creative thought to find connections. Think first; write second.
Make sure you are familiar with the Journal Entry rubric. In particular, pay attention to the Subjective Descriptors at the bottom (which are from the IB TOK Presentation rubric). To get an A, your entry must be "insightful, compelling and individual". To get a B, your entry must be "thoughtful, coherent and credible".
- “Is Common Sense a reasonable basis for making a Knowledge Claim?”
- “Is Truth more important than Belief?”
- “The best path to truth is maintain a balance between Skepticism and open-mindedness."
- “Two criteria for determining whether a Knowledge Claim is reasonable are Evidence and Coherence.”
- “A Mental Map can make it easier learn new knowledge, but it can also make it harder.”
- “There is nothing more dangerous than an untrue truth.”
Your journal entry should discuss TWO of these questions/statements AT THE SAME TIME.
- This means that you need to find connections between two of the concepts.
- You should use a real-world event, situation or decision to help illustrate your views.
This is not an easy or straightforward assignment. You need independent and creative thought to find connections. Think first; write second.
Make sure you are familiar with the Journal Entry rubric. In particular, pay attention to the Subjective Descriptors at the bottom (which are from the IB TOK Presentation rubric). To get an A, your entry must be "insightful, compelling and individual". To get a B, your entry must be "thoughtful, coherent and credible".