Intern blog: Always on the move
Some people spend their entire lives in one place, one house, or even one community. Others move several times throughout their lives, and I can say I’m most definitely a serial mover. In the past three years I have moved from my small family house in Essex, to the...
Chinese if you please: My experience with Pamoja’s Mandarin ab initio
My name is Camden, and I am a sophomore at Lakewood High School in Denver, Colorado. I am a Pamoja student currently taking IB Mandarin ab initio and have found it to be an excellent learning experience with a multifaceted approach to language development and...
Meet our teachers: Ruth West
Professional Development, Teacher posts | January 3, 2019
We’re turning 10 this year and as part of our celebrations, we’ll be introducing you to 10 of our Pamoja teachers from around the world. This month we’d like you to meet Ruth West, a Business Management HL teacher, a member of the Pamoja Community Team and...
On “Being sane in insane places”
Blog, Psychology | December 21, 2018
Rosenhan’s 1973 study was a powerful indictment of psychiatry of the early 1970s. It is a classic study relevant to discussions of contending definitions of abnormality and the validity and reliability of diagnosis. In evaluating the study methodological, ethical,...
Evolutionary explanations of jealousy
Blog, Psychology | December 19, 2018
As explained by the IB Psychology Guide, evolutionary psychologists assume that if genes code for behaviour as well as physical traits, then the behaviour is subject to evolutionary pressures in the same way that physical traits are subject to evolutionary pressures....
Intern blog: Internship vs student life
My first office job – how did I manage to get myself one of these? When applying for an internship, I hadn’t realised how different working life would be in comparison to being a full time student. From waking up early to having a solid income, here are five things...
The IA in IB Psychology: Writing the analysis and evaluation sections
Blog, Psychology | November 30, 2018
This is the second post in a series about writing the IA in IB Psychology. In this post, we will provide some advice about the last two sections and also a PowerPoint that takes you through each element of these two sections. Analysis (6 marks) Include descriptive...
The IA in IB Psychology: Writing the introduction and the exploration sections
Blog, Psychology | November 28, 2018
The IA has undergone important changes in the new IB Psychology course especially in the format of your report. In this post, we will provide some advice about the first two section and also a PowerPoint that takes you through each element of these two sections....
