the lanterna blog
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.
Breaking Down the 2019 TOK Titles: Part 1
The titles are out and essays need to be written. Yes, it is TOK essay writing time but those essays titles can be notoriously tricky to decipher. Over the next two weeks, therefore, I’m going to be breaking down the titles to give you some ideas for your essay! “The quality of knowledge is best…
5 of the Best Study Vloggers
I’m a firm believer that Youtube is an amazing academic resource. I know it can obviously be a big distraction too, but if you know what to look for, then I guarantee you’ll find some excellent videos to enhance your studying and revision. In this week’s blog I’m going to share with you my five…
IB is Worth it in the End: Hear from Graduates here!
When you’re in the thick of your IB studies, it can be all too easy to lose sight of the benefits of the programme. So this week’s blog is going to remind you that it will all be worth it in the end! I spoke to a number of IB graduates, asking them why, in…
Studying Made Easy: Podcasts to Help you Study
I am the first to admit that studying can be boring. Reading chunky textbooks day in day out, while often necessary, can be mind-numbingly dull. In my experience, one way to alleviate this boredom is to mix up the way you study. When I get fed up of reading, something I tend to do is…
4 Fun Festive Revision Techniques!
Christmas time, mistletoe, mine pies…and all that IB revision. Whilst the Winter break is often filled with joy, celebration, and lots of food, some of you might be dreading the studying that also needs to happen. But try and view the festive holidays as a positive. You have all this time to recap and revise…
New Year, New Me: 4 Simple Resolutions for IB Students
Here it is, 2019! Happy New Year everyone! But with the start of every new year comes those glorified ‘New Year’s Resolutions’. The tradition whereby a person resolves to change, improve and be even better than the year before. Often these goals will be forgotten about after the first week of the new year. But I…
6 Ways to Make Revision More Fun!
Revision is one of my least favorite words. Even a casual mention of it makes me shudder. It always reminds me of dull, repetitive work with little room for fun. This doesn’t have to be the case though! Below I’ve listed my top 6 ideas on how to make revision (a bit more) fun. Enjoy!…
Screen Time Solutions: Put Down Your Phone!
It’s here – the new Screen Time feature from Apple. Helping us to monitor our addiction to our devices. And the truth is, I think we’ve all been a bit shocked by the results… Over three and a half hours each day spent staring at my phone screen? And of that time, almost two hours…
How to Fight the Mid-Term Blues
What are they? As someone who has spent a lot of time in full time education (this is my 5th year of university!) I have noticed a very specific trend. At the start of term, everyone is loving life. You start school after spending some time quality holiday time with your family desperate to hang…
Tackle that TOK Essay!
As an IB Diploma student, there’s no escaping the joy of TOK. Not only do you have to get your head around what Theory of Knowledge actually is, but the IBO make you write an essay too. Excellent. If it makes you feel any better, the TOK essay was not my favourite part of the…
