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Below you will find in-depth reports, thought pieces on modern education, as well as hundreds of tips on how to excel at the IB.
How to Prepare For Your IB English Individual Oral (IO)!
The English IO is a crucial part of your grade, whether you’re studying Language & Literature or Literature, at HL or SL. We’ve broken down the best tips on how to make sure that you’re going to smash the IO on the day! Whichever subject you’re taking, we guarantee that these tips will put you…
What’s the difference between IB Literature vs. IB Language & Literature?
Whether you’re a student who’s trying to decide which subjects to take or a parent who’s trying to understand what your child is studying, this post is for you! We’re going to break down exactly what the difference between Literature vs. Language & Literature in the IB. We’ve broken them down in 3 different levels…
How Can I Support My Child as an IB Parent?
It’s easy to feel helpless as a parent to an IB student. Your child may be going through constant stress and anxiety about schoolwork mixed with the inevitable hardships of being a teenager. When you get too involved your child gets annoyed, but if you don’t get involved at all you may be scared that…
A Breakdown of the IB for IB Parents
So… your child is starting the IB. What do you need to know? We’ve broken down the key components of the IB so that you can follow along exactly with what your child will be doing over the coming years! You’ll be an IB expert in no time. Structure The IB Diploma is a 2-year-long…
The 7 Best IB Hacks!
We all know the IB isn’t easy. With six subjects, innumerable CAS hours and seemingly endless IAs and exams, IB students need some shortcuts! In this blog, we’ve put together some of the Lanterna team’s best IB hacks for tackling all parts of your diploma! The Core Record your CAS reflections – you’ll have to…
How to Structure and Format Your Math IA
How to Structure Your Math IA Format Are you getting ready to present your Math IA? In this article, we’re breaking down the best way to format yours in a way that promotes independent thinking and personal engagement. By following this guide, you’ll be able to score highly in your mathematics course. Understanding What Math…
How to Structure and Format your TOK Essay!
TOK is, for many, an extremely difficult subject to get your head around. A lot of the questions you get asked in class might seem entirely nonsensical to you, and perhaps the TOK essay titles seem just as confusing! One thing that we at Lanterna think is the most under-appreciated thing that truly aids understanding…
Practice Makes Perfect! Or… does it?
Ever since we were kids we were told the concept of practice makes perfect. As long as you put enough hours into something you will become an expert at it. Although we’re not aiming to debunk the existence of the 10,000 hour rule (although that is already being done by many psychologists), we at Lanterna…
Breaking Down TOK Essay Titles 2021 | Part 2
Time for the second round of Breaking Down 2021 TOK Essay Titles! These are 3 great titles to consider when choosing which 2021 TOK essay you’ll write. All of them feel extremely relevant in today’s day and age so read on to get some top tips about how to approach them! Note: Following these suggestions…
Breaking Down TOK Essay Titles 2021 | Part 1
 The TOK Essay is something many of us dread… Many of us feel like we’ve learned nothing in TOK up until this point and now we’re expected to write an essay!? What makes matters worse is that the Titles are sometimes ridiculously confusing as well – so you might feel like you have no idea…
