Why TOK?
Part A:
Video: The Matrix: There is no spoon. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAXtO5dMqEI (1 min 10 sec)
The IB has us take the Theory of Knowledge course is to challenge ourselves to see how we know what we know. How do we know that we are not really in a world fabricated by the consciousness of our own minds, like in The Matrix? The reason I chose this particular clip of the Matrix movie to explain "Why TOK?" is because there is really no way for us to know that our minds or artificial intelligence are making an alternate reality for us to believe it is real when it is not really the real thing. TOK helps us to realize the possibility and challenges us do debate it. TOK can broaden our horizons in how we look at the world.
Part B:
I believe that Sturgis does not exemplify the IB learner profile trait of communication particularly well. For example, every Sturgis student looks forward to the upcoming school events, such as Spirit Week, Color Wars, the Homecoming soccer games etc. Though, when it comes to communicating the dates of those events, or for another example what we would be wearing for Spirit Week, we only get the answer to these long-awaited questions the Friday or a couple days before the event actually happens.
