Sunday 16 November 2014
Scroll #4 - Knowing Your Strengths
People are born unique and different. That means, IB students are not the same, even though they CLEARLY went through the same hurdles in their teenage lives (I'm referring to the IB).
Perhaps you are familiar with this IB student who rarely does homework, always comes late to school, prioritising social life, etc., BUT STILL GET GOOD GRADES!!!! Believe me or not, THEY DO EXIST in this IB world. They are called the effortless IB fighters. They were born to top the IB. No matter how much they hate IB and school, their grades will always be above yours.
A random oversensitive IB student: "WHAT DO YOU MEAN ALWAYS? YOU MUST BE THINKING I DON'T STAND A CHANCE TO WIN AGAINST HER, RIGHT? WHY ARE YOU SO RUDE TO ME? LEAVE ME ALONE!"
A random oversensitive IB student's face:
Why are you so sensitive, sir? Every fighter has their own uniqueness and ways to cope with IB. The effortless fighters might be coping well with IB because that's how they do life, they need to make sure life and IB is balanced. THAT IS ONE GOOD EXAMPLE.
Some people find it better if they are full, that's why some of the best IB fighters are eating-machines. They eat like cows. Hard to stop. What if they are in a test and there is no food? Easy, just eat 30 minutes before the test. The food that we consume takes a long time to digest, could be more than a day (that's why some people don't go for #2 everyday). That's why, eating before tests will provide you with energy to concentrate on the test.
Some others find studying much easier when they are accompanied. These people will find themselves more focus on a task when they do it while talking or listening to others. (p.s. this is never my strength, EVER). How about when the test comes? What happens if they have no company at all? That's even easier. Talk to yourself. Not verbally, but, you know, inside your brain. Whenever you feel troubled, just speak with your inner voice. You can even make up the answers you wanted. It's easy and free.
On the contrary, there are a lot of IB students (like me) who value silence and peacefulness to maximize focus level. This are of great advantage during exams where everyone is forced to stay quiet, not unless some of the students purposely create noise to annoy other students.
There are also people who gain their power by listening to music while studying, sing or hum while doing a certain task. During tests, these people usually sing on their minds or creates musical noises to make themselves focus.
There are many IB students in this life and each are valuable in their own ways. Therefore, it is best to stay proud of who you are and improve from within.
Know your strengths and control them. It is very beneficial in the future.
I have my semester exams starting tomorrow. Need to sleep.
Wish me luck.
Sorry for the short scroll. Will be edited.
Perhaps you are familiar with this IB student who rarely does homework, always comes late to school, prioritising social life, etc., BUT STILL GET GOOD GRADES!!!! Believe me or not, THEY DO EXIST in this IB world. They are called the effortless IB fighters. They were born to top the IB. No matter how much they hate IB and school, their grades will always be above yours.
A random oversensitive IB student: "WHAT DO YOU MEAN ALWAYS? YOU MUST BE THINKING I DON'T STAND A CHANCE TO WIN AGAINST HER, RIGHT? WHY ARE YOU SO RUDE TO ME? LEAVE ME ALONE!"
A random oversensitive IB student's face:
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| Picture taken from:gugel |
Why are you so sensitive, sir? Every fighter has their own uniqueness and ways to cope with IB. The effortless fighters might be coping well with IB because that's how they do life, they need to make sure life and IB is balanced. THAT IS ONE GOOD EXAMPLE.
Some people find it better if they are full, that's why some of the best IB fighters are eating-machines. They eat like cows. Hard to stop. What if they are in a test and there is no food? Easy, just eat 30 minutes before the test. The food that we consume takes a long time to digest, could be more than a day (that's why some people don't go for #2 everyday). That's why, eating before tests will provide you with energy to concentrate on the test.
Some others find studying much easier when they are accompanied. These people will find themselves more focus on a task when they do it while talking or listening to others. (p.s. this is never my strength, EVER). How about when the test comes? What happens if they have no company at all? That's even easier. Talk to yourself. Not verbally, but, you know, inside your brain. Whenever you feel troubled, just speak with your inner voice. You can even make up the answers you wanted. It's easy and free.
On the contrary, there are a lot of IB students (like me) who value silence and peacefulness to maximize focus level. This are of great advantage during exams where everyone is forced to stay quiet, not unless some of the students purposely create noise to annoy other students.
There are also people who gain their power by listening to music while studying, sing or hum while doing a certain task. During tests, these people usually sing on their minds or creates musical noises to make themselves focus.
There are many IB students in this life and each are valuable in their own ways. Therefore, it is best to stay proud of who you are and improve from within.
Know your strengths and control them. It is very beneficial in the future.
I have my semester exams starting tomorrow. Need to sleep.
Wish me luck.
Sorry for the short scroll. Will be edited.
Scroll #3 - Increase HP (Health Points)
Picture taken from: goooooogle
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You do know what is health point (HP) I am talking about, don't you? Even when you are not a gamer you'd probably know what HP literally means, wouldn't you? Still don't know? How about this:
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yep, for you beginners, health point is like those hearts that resembles your life in a game. If you're attacked then you'd get hurt and your health decreases. Nonetheless, if you take some rest or consume some herbs, your health point will be restored. That's exactly the same in real life, but of course you'll really die when your HP is 0%, you're just an ordinary IB fighter, aren't you?
Okay, As soon as you read through this post, I will not guarantee that you'll be immortal........................BUT WORRY NOT, MY FRIENDS! The Chamber of Energy will reveal the secrets to maintain and increase HP to you restless IB fighters! I guarantee this will help you to live healthily despite of all the breakdowns you've encountered all through IB.
1. Eat what you need.
That is very true, ladies and gents. Eat what you need (it rhymes, by the way). If you notice, in certain games, different kinds of wounds or diseases are cured using specific herb or magical potion. If they consume the wrong potion or herb then the wound will not be cured, and the wrong potion will be useless and wasted. Now what's the connection with IB you said? Well... I have some known facts about IB students habits while trying to survive the IB and they're compiled right here!
- Many IB students eat so quickly during breakfast and lunch. Sometimes dinner. That's because they have some reports to print or undone homework to do. EVERYTHING IS DUE AFTER SNACK OR LUNCH OR AFTER SCHOOL.
- Many IB students skip breakfast or lunch or even dinner. Of course it's BECAUSE OF THE SAME REASONS.
- Many IB students do not get sufficient sleep after squeezing their brains out to do a certain homework or to write certain labs or to study for tests and quizzes. Therefore, to keep themselves alert, they often drank coffee in the morning, after school, and even at night when they repeat their
- NOT ONLY COFFEE. Some who are not into coffee rely on snacks or even heavy meals full of carbs. As for me... when I feel like I'm in serious mess (meaning all those homework and test are happening on the same day and that's tomorrow, plus I feel terribly sleepy),
- NOT ALL IB STUDENTS DON'T CARE ABOUT THEIR FOOD INTAKE, THOUGH. I once heard my friends having this conversation:
A: "Oh is that ******? (a brand of healthy snack) Can I have one? I heard it's non-cholesterol. Oh It has like *** (numerical amount) calories inside. That's the amount I need for the rest of the day."
B: "Yeah, of course. You know what? I've been eating this very delicious cake my mom gave me the other day and I realised I was overeating. The calories were over **** (numerical amount) and I might get fat."
A: "OMG me too! It was like, every time I want to eat something I checked the calorie amount and feel so regretful not being able to eat it. We have to do it because it's what we need. To get healthy!"
AND I WAS SITTING RIGHT THERE BESIDE THEM EATING GREASY GRILLED CHICKEN WITH RICE WITH THIS EXPRESSION:
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I mean... why would they be overly conscious about the numerical figures? Can't they just eat without concerning about the aftereffect? Can't they just enjoy the food? (p.s. I am a food lover so...)
OH I ALMOST FORGET!
What are the skills to eat what you need?
A. Go for a regular health checkup, ask a doctor or nutritionist about your nutrient deficiency. Doctors and nutritionists are very skilled in identifying that, you know.
B. List down what food you should consume more or what food you should eat less.
C. A LITTLE CARBS WOULDN'T HURT.
D. A LITTLE FAT WOULDN'T HURT.
E. A LITTLE PROTEIN WOULDN'T HURT.
F. HOWEVER, TOO MUCH OF EITHER ONE OF THEM MAKES YOU ILL.
2. Exercise like mice
Another sentence that rhymes. The mice generally mean hamsters, but you know, rodents aren't slackers themselves so they will be enough.
Yeah, this sentence simply means what it means. In certain games, when the player level up, they gain more life or health points. Leveling up is not easy, the player needs to perform more, win more, defeat more enemies, and all these could be achieved by doing the action over and over again. The higher the level, the harder it is to increase health points. So, repetition of actions will be needed even more than the usual.
It's the same as IB. If you want to pass the test, practice from past papers. Once a day will be more than enough! If you want to increase HP, do some sports. Once or twice a week will do, don't you think? It's about time you burn those fats in your stomach. Oh, and burn your stress as well!
A random lazy IB student: "Wha.... but I can't do sports. I don't even have time to do my homework during the weekend."
Oh. Then what did you do?
A random lazy IB student: "What else? I sleep, eat and watch TV. Sooooo tired of studying."
A random lazy IB student's face:
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| Picture taken from: google.com |
HP: Probably 1.45%
No wonder why your face is so fatigue. YOUR HP IS VERY LOW INDEED. I suggest you do this EMERGENCY HP INCREASING METHOD. It will not permanently increase your HP but it may get you re-energised for about 4 to 5 more hours. Now follow me closely:
A. BE HONEST
B. GET UP FROM WHEREVER YOU'RE SITTING OR SLEEPING ON. IMMEDIATELY.
C. STRETCH YOUR ARMS. STRETCH YOUR WAIST AND BACK.
D. STRETCH SOME MORE (THE SOUND OF JOINTS ARE VERY RELAXING).
E. GO TO THE NEAREST WATER SOURCE (BATHROOM OR SINK).
F. SPLASH YOUR FACE WITH COLD WATER.
G. YOUR HP IS NOW INCREASED BY 23%.
By now you should learn how to:
1. eat according to your needs
2. exercise regularly (academic wise or physical health wise).
3. THINK GAMING IS AN ART OF LIFE.
......................what's with the third skill.......
Wednesday 12 November 2014
Scroll #2 - Stress Bending
Yes. Stress BENDING. It's like water bending and fire bending, but it's stress bending!
Picture taken from: google
A random annoyed logical IB student: "Really? Stress bending? Oh WOW. I'm interested to know how."
A random annoyed logical IB student's face:
Picture taken from:more google
Tell you what, stress bending isn't as impossible as it sounded like. Why? That's simply because stress can easily be controlled if you know the right skill to control it. Fortunately, YOU'RE ON THE RIGHT PLACE. If you care to read through the following scroll, you'd be surprised that you have already learned the basics of stress bending. Okay, let's begin!
1. Dig deep into the problem
You don't just stress out for nothing, do you? The first step to stress bending is by knowing the reason why you are stressed out. The key point is to take a good five minutes of silence and then you can start analysing the source of your stress, it's like Ishikawa's Fishbone Diagram, right? If you take IB Business and Management HL, this problem-solving business tool will be very familiar to you. For non-business students, this Ishikawa's Fishbone Diagram analyses possible roots or causes of a problem. We can apply this skill in real life by analysing the causes of our stress. Simple, isn't it?
A random confused IB student: "Wait... what? I don't understand at all. Could you please give examples?"
A random confused IB student's face:
Picture taken from: 9GAG
Why yes. To make it easier to digest, let's just take an example of my stress, okay. Hmm... I am stressed out because:
- ENGLISH BLOG ASSIGNMENT
- ENGLISH WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT
- ENGLISH RESPONSES
- BIO LAB REPORTS THAT I NEED TO IMPROVE (THE ONES THAT ARE GOING TO BE SENT TO THE IBO)
- BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT INTERNAL ASSESSMENT
- INDONESIAN EXTENDED ESSAY
- TOK ESSAY
- CAS ESSAY
- UNIVERSITY APPLICATIONS
and most importantly...
- SEMESTER ONE EXAMS NEXT WEEK.
Yes, guys. My stress is because of IB.
A random confused then but now already understood IB student's face (different from the first one):
GIF taken from: google
2. Carry one gem at a time
This means you need to sort out your problems one by one. FACE IT LIKE A MAN. Don't run to your mama because stress scares you. Try to solve your problems. However.... DON'T TRY TO FINISH ALL OF THEM IN ONE DAY. IT WON'T WORK. I've tried this method thinking I have enough speed to type everything in one day, but I failed to do everything because of so many reasons. One of them is stress. I was so stressful when I tried to do all work at once. Maybe if I wasn't so panicked, I could have finished all the work in one day. SEE SO DON'T STRESS OUT. CALM DOWN. Learn to calm down here.
Patience is the key to successful stress bending. If you can manage to solve your problems (one by one, not simultaneously), I guarantee you can control your stress level and your IB problems will be lesser and lesser each time.
Well, in some emergency cases you will encounter the moment you need to carry two or three gems in one go. THAT'S PERFECTLY FINE. DON'T WORRY. In that case, the suggested solution will be just do whatever you can do in that amount of time. Finish 'em all and hope for a satisfactory score. (remember scroll #1 skill 1 about deadline?)
3. Spare some time to do refreshing activities
Who says you don't have time to rest? Admit it, you've tried to study but you feel so tired and you give up studying to play games or watch videos or read some other things. Everyone of us has tried that. Well, that is not good, technically, but it is also good in a way that it allows our mind to take a short break from studying. This will not only make us forgot about the stress for a while, it also increases our ability in subjects other than the core subjects we learned at school, such as, technology, entertainment, concentration, emotional intelligence, etc. SO IT IS VERY BENEFICIAL.
- THAT'S THE END OF SCROLL #2-
By now you can:
1. identify the reasons of your stress
2. solve the problem one-by-one
3. do relaxing activities
NOW DO YOU FEEL THE SKILL OF STRESS BENDING STARTING TO CONTROL YOUR BODY?
everybody:
GOOD! GOOD IB PUPILS I LOVE YOU LOTS. HAVE FUN STRESS BENDING!
Picture taken from: google
A random annoyed logical IB student: "Really? Stress bending? Oh WOW. I'm interested to know how."
A random annoyed logical IB student's face:
Picture taken from:more google
Tell you what, stress bending isn't as impossible as it sounded like. Why? That's simply because stress can easily be controlled if you know the right skill to control it. Fortunately, YOU'RE ON THE RIGHT PLACE. If you care to read through the following scroll, you'd be surprised that you have already learned the basics of stress bending. Okay, let's begin!
1. Dig deep into the problem
You don't just stress out for nothing, do you? The first step to stress bending is by knowing the reason why you are stressed out. The key point is to take a good five minutes of silence and then you can start analysing the source of your stress, it's like Ishikawa's Fishbone Diagram, right? If you take IB Business and Management HL, this problem-solving business tool will be very familiar to you. For non-business students, this Ishikawa's Fishbone Diagram analyses possible roots or causes of a problem. We can apply this skill in real life by analysing the causes of our stress. Simple, isn't it?
A random confused IB student: "Wait... what? I don't understand at all. Could you please give examples?"
A random confused IB student's face:
Picture taken from: 9GAG
Why yes. To make it easier to digest, let's just take an example of my stress, okay. Hmm... I am stressed out because:
- ENGLISH BLOG ASSIGNMENT
- ENGLISH WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT
- ENGLISH RESPONSES
- BIO LAB REPORTS THAT I NEED TO IMPROVE (THE ONES THAT ARE GOING TO BE SENT TO THE IBO)
- BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT INTERNAL ASSESSMENT
- INDONESIAN EXTENDED ESSAY
- TOK ESSAY
- CAS ESSAY
- UNIVERSITY APPLICATIONS
and most importantly...
- SEMESTER ONE EXAMS NEXT WEEK.
Yes, guys. My stress is because of IB.
A random confused then but now already understood IB student's face (different from the first one):
2. Carry one gem at a time
This means you need to sort out your problems one by one. FACE IT LIKE A MAN. Don't run to your mama because stress scares you. Try to solve your problems. However.... DON'T TRY TO FINISH ALL OF THEM IN ONE DAY. IT WON'T WORK. I've tried this method thinking I have enough speed to type everything in one day, but I failed to do everything because of so many reasons. One of them is stress. I was so stressful when I tried to do all work at once. Maybe if I wasn't so panicked, I could have finished all the work in one day. SEE SO DON'T STRESS OUT. CALM DOWN. Learn to calm down here.
Patience is the key to successful stress bending. If you can manage to solve your problems (one by one, not simultaneously), I guarantee you can control your stress level and your IB problems will be lesser and lesser each time.
Well, in some emergency cases you will encounter the moment you need to carry two or three gems in one go. THAT'S PERFECTLY FINE. DON'T WORRY. In that case, the suggested solution will be just do whatever you can do in that amount of time. Finish 'em all and hope for a satisfactory score. (remember scroll #1 skill 1 about deadline?)
3. Spare some time to do refreshing activities
Who says you don't have time to rest? Admit it, you've tried to study but you feel so tired and you give up studying to play games or watch videos or read some other things. Everyone of us has tried that. Well, that is not good, technically, but it is also good in a way that it allows our mind to take a short break from studying. This will not only make us forgot about the stress for a while, it also increases our ability in subjects other than the core subjects we learned at school, such as, technology, entertainment, concentration, emotional intelligence, etc. SO IT IS VERY BENEFICIAL.
- THAT'S THE END OF SCROLL #2-
By now you can:
1. identify the reasons of your stress
2. solve the problem one-by-one
3. do relaxing activities
NOW DO YOU FEEL THE SKILL OF STRESS BENDING STARTING TO CONTROL YOUR BODY?
everybody:
GOOD! GOOD IB PUPILS I LOVE YOU LOTS. HAVE FUN STRESS BENDING!
Monday 10 November 2014
Scroll #1 - How To Control Time
Hey, hey, relax! You know this doesn't literally mean how to "control" time, don't you? Of course we can't control it, well, not anytime near today I suppose. However, as smart IB fighters, we have a way to control time so that we won't lose to the minor enemies (a.k.a the homework and the assignments).
Not familiar with IB and the fight yet? Just read through the introduction by clicking right here.
For your information, I am also a surviving IB fighter (yes, this is the Chamber Master speaking). I am in the verge of fighting the boss, yep, I am in the second year of IBDP. Now, I am seven months away from fighting the ultimate boss (IB final exams). So, I know how it feels to be chased by deadlines and how I overcame them, because I've been there. That is why I want to share this with new IB fighters like you to make your life in IB programme a lot less miserable (did I just say that? No, I mean to make your life a lot more easier).
Back to the time-controlling skills. This simply means to manage the time you have to do school-related work. This scroll #1 is made for you junior IB fighters who want or need to manage your time wisely. Don't worry, it's very easy to read (because it is not rocket science).
1. Take note of the deadline.
Picture taken from: http://www.tooelehighscholarships.org/
A random paranoid IB student: "OMG. The word itself is so scary. Deadline. Line where we will all die."
A random paranoid IB student's face (take note of the extremely huge eyes about to pop out because of paranoia):
Picture taken from: http://blog.personalityone.com
Hold on! Don't be so negative about deadlines. Instead, think far ahead of what benefits you'll receive when you complete the task before deadline.
For example, Biology HL lab report is two more weeks before final submission. It is plenty of time to do. Just a fact based on my experience: It takes one week to finish a good or outstanding lab report (depending on your writing skills), two full days to finish a satisfactory lab report, and just three to five hours to complete a desperate lab report. Therefore, if you still have two weeks time, try to finish the work in the first week. If you only have one week to write the report, try to complete it within two to four days. If the teacher is so inconsiderate they give you only two days to do the work (usually this is not for lab reports, but for homework and assignments), pray that the two to five hours of desperate writing will make you pass. Good news, some people work better when they are under pressure or stress. Who knows you are one of them.
A random skeptical IB student (different from the first one): "Do you mean lab reports can be done in two hours? Um.. and how exactly do we benefit from taking note of the deadline again?"
A random skeptical IB student's face:
Picture taken from: http://www.123rf.com
Yeah, some really gifted IB fighters can type thirteen to fifteen pages of size 12 Arial 1.5 spaced in two hours. It's too bad I wasn't one of them, but I didn't regret because I took note of the deadlines I am facing. Oh, you will benefit from this skill because most of the IB students are lazy brainiacs. Many of them are geniuses, but they do not do their tasks until deadline is very near. That will not make their work optimal. THIS IS YOUR ADVANTAGE. If you are not one of the lazy brainiacs, you can plan your work and do repetition of drafts to ensure a very good work is produced. SO, skill 1 is to take note of the deadline and manage your time wisely.
2. Do revision at least one topic or page a day
I know, I know. IB is so demanding you don't have time to revise because you're given tons of work to do... but, grades are more important, guys. Okay, let's do some maths first.
Take example of Business and Management HL. Your paper 1 exam is worth 40%, paper 2 is 35%, and the remaining 25% is Internal Assessment (IA) combined with other school work. This means revising for paper 1 is crucial for your grade. Even though the percentage of school work and IA is also huge, but 25% comes from so many aspects such as your class tests, quizzes, presentations, and even behaviour in class. So I GUARANTEE YOU, doing a couple satisfactory work will be just fine for this 25%, if you feel you can't handle the work. What I am trying to say is, your revision for major tests are more important. You need to prepare your best, don't you?
I'M TELLING YOU, THIS IS THE KEY, GUYS. My senior used to revise and practice from past papers everyday at least for 2 hours. The result? He got IB 45! I know it's really hard for procrastinators like us, but don't worry! I've tried the one-day-one-page method and it works for me because I can still do my homework after I revise on the same night, so I suggest you to try too!
3. CHILL OUT.
Yeah, guys. Have some of these chill pills.
Pictures taken from: uncle google
Okay, okay, that's a bit exaggerated. What I meant was to relax and don't hit the ceiling too often, you know? Just chill. You want time to slow down? You should feel relax first and befriend the time. Let's take a look at some common situations an IB fighter will experience one point in their lives.
Situation 1: You complain and stress about not finishing the lab reports two hours before final submission.
If you don't take the chill pill: "OH MY GOD I HAVEN'T FINISHED MY LAB REPORT AND IT'S DUE AFTER SCHOOL. WHAT DO I DO? MY TEACHER'S SO GOING TO KILL ME. ARGHRH WHY DO I TAKE IB? IB LIFE IS REALLY HARD I GIVE UP ON EVERYTHING AND BLA BLA BLA BLA....."
Result: work is not done because the student was busy venting anger for two hours that the student forgot to finish the work. pathetic.
But if you take the chill pill: "Oh, I still got two hours before final submission and I just started methodology! I think I should drink first to hydrate myself so I can concentrate to do the work and submit whatever I have on time. It's okay, it's my fault not finishing the work before deadline, so... I'll just do my best now!"
Result: work is done, even though it didn't reach some requirements but still pass.
Situation 2: You have a test tomorrow but you also have homework from another subject due tomorrow.
If you don't take the chill pill: "I AM SO DEAD. CAN'T THE TEACHERS KNOW THAT I STRUGGLE? CAN'T THEY JUST POSTPONE THE TEST BECAUSE I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE? THIS WILL SURELY AFFECT MY MENTAL HEALTH, SERIOUSLY."
Result: work is done, but did not study and test result is not satisfying.
If you take the chill pill: "Hmm... I have a test and a homework at the same day tomorrow. According to http://ibchamber.blogspot.com I should prioritize my grades first, right? Okay. Now I'm going to study for the test first until I get some grip of it. Then, if I have time (whoa thank goodness I still have the whole night to study and do homework) I will start doing the homework. If it's not done, I'll just continue tomorrow because I don't want to sacrifice my sleep."
Result: study enough to pass the test and even to give satisfying result, finish homework few minutes before final submission.
If you take too much chill pill: "Hmm... I have a test and a homework at the same day tomorrow. Ooh my favorite TV show is releasing the new episode tonight. I should watch. The studies can wait."
Result: work is not done, test result is not satisfying.
Are there any situation mentioned above that resembles you more? Are you a time-controller or not? Whatever the result may be, PLEASE DON'T TAKE TOO MUCH CHILL PILL. It won't help you to relax and think through, it will just make you too ignorant of the consequences.
-THAT'S THE END OF SCROLL #1-
BY THIS TIME YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO:
1. Take note of the deadlines given by teachers or by IB.
2. Implement one-day-one-page revision style.
3. Take enough chill pills everyday.
More scrolls coming up, so prepare to increase your skill and levels to beat up the IB intellectually! (did I just say that? Yes, I did).
Not familiar with IB and the fight yet? Just read through the introduction by clicking right here.
For your information, I am also a surviving IB fighter (yes, this is the Chamber Master speaking). I am in the verge of fighting the boss, yep, I am in the second year of IBDP. Now, I am seven months away from fighting the ultimate boss (IB final exams). So, I know how it feels to be chased by deadlines and how I overcame them, because I've been there. That is why I want to share this with new IB fighters like you to make your life in IB programme a lot less miserable (did I just say that? No, I mean to make your life a lot more easier).
Back to the time-controlling skills. This simply means to manage the time you have to do school-related work. This scroll #1 is made for you junior IB fighters who want or need to manage your time wisely. Don't worry, it's very easy to read (because it is not rocket science).
1. Take note of the deadline.
Picture taken from: http://www.tooelehighscholarships.org/
A random paranoid IB student: "OMG. The word itself is so scary. Deadline. Line where we will all die."
A random paranoid IB student's face (take note of the extremely huge eyes about to pop out because of paranoia):
Picture taken from: http://blog.personalityone.com
Hold on! Don't be so negative about deadlines. Instead, think far ahead of what benefits you'll receive when you complete the task before deadline.
For example, Biology HL lab report is two more weeks before final submission. It is plenty of time to do. Just a fact based on my experience: It takes one week to finish a good or outstanding lab report (depending on your writing skills), two full days to finish a satisfactory lab report, and just three to five hours to complete a desperate lab report. Therefore, if you still have two weeks time, try to finish the work in the first week. If you only have one week to write the report, try to complete it within two to four days. If the teacher is so inconsiderate they give you only two days to do the work (usually this is not for lab reports, but for homework and assignments), pray that the two to five hours of desperate writing will make you pass. Good news, some people work better when they are under pressure or stress. Who knows you are one of them.
A random skeptical IB student (different from the first one): "Do you mean lab reports can be done in two hours? Um.. and how exactly do we benefit from taking note of the deadline again?"
A random skeptical IB student's face:
Picture taken from: http://www.123rf.com
Yeah, some really gifted IB fighters can type thirteen to fifteen pages of size 12 Arial 1.5 spaced in two hours. It's too bad I wasn't one of them, but I didn't regret because I took note of the deadlines I am facing. Oh, you will benefit from this skill because most of the IB students are lazy brainiacs. Many of them are geniuses, but they do not do their tasks until deadline is very near. That will not make their work optimal. THIS IS YOUR ADVANTAGE. If you are not one of the lazy brainiacs, you can plan your work and do repetition of drafts to ensure a very good work is produced. SO, skill 1 is to take note of the deadline and manage your time wisely.
2. Do revision at least one topic or page a day
I know, I know. IB is so demanding you don't have time to revise because you're given tons of work to do... but, grades are more important, guys. Okay, let's do some maths first.
Take example of Business and Management HL. Your paper 1 exam is worth 40%, paper 2 is 35%, and the remaining 25% is Internal Assessment (IA) combined with other school work. This means revising for paper 1 is crucial for your grade. Even though the percentage of school work and IA is also huge, but 25% comes from so many aspects such as your class tests, quizzes, presentations, and even behaviour in class. So I GUARANTEE YOU, doing a couple satisfactory work will be just fine for this 25%, if you feel you can't handle the work. What I am trying to say is, your revision for major tests are more important. You need to prepare your best, don't you?
I'M TELLING YOU, THIS IS THE KEY, GUYS. My senior used to revise and practice from past papers everyday at least for 2 hours. The result? He got IB 45! I know it's really hard for procrastinators like us, but don't worry! I've tried the one-day-one-page method and it works for me because I can still do my homework after I revise on the same night, so I suggest you to try too!
3. CHILL OUT.
Yeah, guys. Have some of these chill pills.
Pictures taken from: uncle google
Okay, okay, that's a bit exaggerated. What I meant was to relax and don't hit the ceiling too often, you know? Just chill. You want time to slow down? You should feel relax first and befriend the time. Let's take a look at some common situations an IB fighter will experience one point in their lives.
Situation 1: You complain and stress about not finishing the lab reports two hours before final submission.
If you don't take the chill pill: "OH MY GOD I HAVEN'T FINISHED MY LAB REPORT AND IT'S DUE AFTER SCHOOL. WHAT DO I DO? MY TEACHER'S SO GOING TO KILL ME. ARGHRH WHY DO I TAKE IB? IB LIFE IS REALLY HARD I GIVE UP ON EVERYTHING AND BLA BLA BLA BLA....."
Result: work is not done because the student was busy venting anger for two hours that the student forgot to finish the work. pathetic.
But if you take the chill pill: "Oh, I still got two hours before final submission and I just started methodology! I think I should drink first to hydrate myself so I can concentrate to do the work and submit whatever I have on time. It's okay, it's my fault not finishing the work before deadline, so... I'll just do my best now!"
Result: work is done, even though it didn't reach some requirements but still pass.
Situation 2: You have a test tomorrow but you also have homework from another subject due tomorrow.
If you don't take the chill pill: "I AM SO DEAD. CAN'T THE TEACHERS KNOW THAT I STRUGGLE? CAN'T THEY JUST POSTPONE THE TEST BECAUSE I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE? THIS WILL SURELY AFFECT MY MENTAL HEALTH, SERIOUSLY."
Result: work is done, but did not study and test result is not satisfying.
If you take the chill pill: "Hmm... I have a test and a homework at the same day tomorrow. According to http://ibchamber.blogspot.com I should prioritize my grades first, right? Okay. Now I'm going to study for the test first until I get some grip of it. Then, if I have time (whoa thank goodness I still have the whole night to study and do homework) I will start doing the homework. If it's not done, I'll just continue tomorrow because I don't want to sacrifice my sleep."
Result: study enough to pass the test and even to give satisfying result, finish homework few minutes before final submission.
If you take too much chill pill: "Hmm... I have a test and a homework at the same day tomorrow. Ooh my favorite TV show is releasing the new episode tonight. I should watch. The studies can wait."
Result: work is not done, test result is not satisfying.
Are there any situation mentioned above that resembles you more? Are you a time-controller or not? Whatever the result may be, PLEASE DON'T TAKE TOO MUCH CHILL PILL. It won't help you to relax and think through, it will just make you too ignorant of the consequences.
-THAT'S THE END OF SCROLL #1-
BY THIS TIME YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO:
1. Take note of the deadlines given by teachers or by IB.
2. Implement one-day-one-page revision style.
3. Take enough chill pills everyday.
More scrolls coming up, so prepare to increase your skill and levels to beat up the IB intellectually! (did I just say that? Yes, I did).
Saturday 8 November 2014
Greetings, IB Fighters!
Are you currently taking the IB (Insane Beings International Baccalaureate) Diploma Programme? Do you feel a constant headache every time you have lab reports due the next day and you haven't done anything? Do you think of yourself as a zombie because you rarely sleep like an ordinary human? Have you ever talked to your laptop like, "Hang on, baby, don't crash now. I haven't saved the edited draft."? Or, have you ever thought of dropping this programme and run to another island to live peacefully alone? Well, you're neither weird nor you have a mental problem. You're just having a great fight with the IB.
To make it easier to understand, think of yourself as a fighter in a game of life, and IB is your ultimate enemy (you know, like the boss). You've saved the game just before the final fight with the boss so every time you get defeated, you can repeat the game from the last checkpoint. IB in real life is a lot like that, too. As a fighter, you have to learn plenty of skills to increase your power in order to fight the boss. That is why you study a lot of things through the two years of IB programme, it is designed to teach IB fighters the skills to fight the IB.
A random skeptical IBDP student: "So you're saying that doing IB is as easy as playing games?"
Precisely.
A random annoying IBDP student: "...But how exactly do we learn the useful IB-fighting skills if we can't even cope with IB programme's rigorous study methods? Like, I haven't even mastered the skill of lab reports and the teachers gave me another skill to do EE and CAS and TOK. Not to mention the other subject tests that are, like, SO beyond my capabilities."
Random skeptical and annoying IBDP students faces:
pictures taken from: http:/www.homeworkoutchallenge.com
Don't worry, my dear friends, for you have come to the right place to learn the useful skills to fight the IB AND to cope with the IB programme. I PRESENT YOU..............
*drum roll*
*more drum rolls to make it more intense*
THE CHAMBER OF ENERGY!
Formal greetings from the chamber master:
Hello surviving and new IB fighters! Welcome to the Chamber of Energy. This chamber of positive energy will train you useful skills to survive the two-year fight with the IB and provide you with tips to cope with the studies in the IB programme. For those of you who are not familiar with the IB yet, allow me to explain a little bit about it.
What is IB?
IB is an abbreviation ofInsane Beings International Baccalaureate. The final fighters are those in IBDP, or the Diploma Programme students. It is a programme with level equivalent to high school, but a lot more stressful fun! For 16 to 19-year-old IB fighters, there are quite a lot of available IB programmes you can choose depending on your physical and mental condition your future needs, such as IB Diploma Programme and IB Career-related Cerfiticate. Both programmes require a lot of dedication and effort, but, according to my experience and sufficient knowledge about the IB, I would say the most ridiculous and suicidal most challenging programme is the IB Diploma Programme (IBDP).
According to the web:
The IB Diploma Programme (DP) is an academically challenging and balanced programme of education with final examinations that prepares students, aged 16 to 19, for success at university and life beyond. It has been designed to address the intellectual, social, emotional and physical well-being of students.
Final greetings from the chamber master:
Interesting, isn't it? Now, if you want to increase your level so that you can fight the IB easily, you are welcome to visit our page and read through our scrolls (as in blog posts). IT'S USEFUL AND IT'S FREE.
So..............
WHO'S UP TO DO IB?
To make it easier to understand, think of yourself as a fighter in a game of life, and IB is your ultimate enemy (you know, like the boss). You've saved the game just before the final fight with the boss so every time you get defeated, you can repeat the game from the last checkpoint. IB in real life is a lot like that, too. As a fighter, you have to learn plenty of skills to increase your power in order to fight the boss. That is why you study a lot of things through the two years of IB programme, it is designed to teach IB fighters the skills to fight the IB.
A random skeptical IBDP student: "So you're saying that doing IB is as easy as playing games?"
Precisely.
A random annoying IBDP student: "...But how exactly do we learn the useful IB-fighting skills if we can't even cope with IB programme's rigorous study methods? Like, I haven't even mastered the skill of lab reports and the teachers gave me another skill to do EE and CAS and TOK. Not to mention the other subject tests that are, like, SO beyond my capabilities."
Random skeptical and annoying IBDP students faces:
pictures taken from: http:/www.homeworkoutchallenge.com
Don't worry, my dear friends, for you have come to the right place to learn the useful skills to fight the IB AND to cope with the IB programme. I PRESENT YOU..............
*drum roll*
*more drum rolls to make it more intense*
THE CHAMBER OF ENERGY!
Formal greetings from the chamber master:
Hello surviving and new IB fighters! Welcome to the Chamber of Energy. This chamber of positive energy will train you useful skills to survive the two-year fight with the IB and provide you with tips to cope with the studies in the IB programme. For those of you who are not familiar with the IB yet, allow me to explain a little bit about it.
What is IB?
IB is an abbreviation of
According to the web:
The IB Diploma Programme (DP) is an academically challenging and balanced programme of education with final examinations that prepares students, aged 16 to 19, for success at university and life beyond. It has been designed to address the intellectual, social, emotional and physical well-being of students.
Final greetings from the chamber master:
Interesting, isn't it? Now, if you want to increase your level so that you can fight the IB easily, you are welcome to visit our page and read through our scrolls (as in blog posts). IT'S USEFUL AND IT'S FREE.
So..............
WHO'S UP TO DO IB?
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