IB LEARNER PROFILE

WHY IS THE IBLP IMPORTANT? The responsibility of educators is no longer just

to prepare good mathematicians, good biologists or good historians. The mission of schools is to prepare young people -the decision makers of tomorrow -to live in a complex multicultural society undergoing a rapid process of change and opening up a new world order. Of course, the cognitive component of an educational system is fundamental for the acquisition of intellectual and professional skills. Even more important is the acquisition of attitudes in the learning process in a context of cultural exchanges.

Gérard Renaud, (1991, p 8)

THINGS STUDENTS NEED: Knowledge –strategically appropriate Skills –to support the development of

IBLP attributes Dispositions (a person's inherent qualities of

mind and character) –to instill the will to learn

KNOWLEDGE Knowledge is like money –it can sit

under your bed and depreciate or it can be used to make more knowledge.

SKILLS Skills are needed to know what to do

with knowledge and how to solve problems

DISPOSITIONS You may have the knowledge and the

skills but if you don’t have the disposition to use them then you have them for nothing.

THE IB LEARNER PROFILE Thinkers Balanced Caring

(Empathetic) Open-minded Principled Knowledgeable Communicators Reflective Inquirers

Courageous Risk-takers

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JOURNAL WRITING ACTIVITY To what extent does literature show that

these qualities are timeless and universal?

Which of these qualities do you think English most encourages you to become? Why?

Which qualities are your strengths? Explain.

Which qualities are your weaknesses? Explain.