Daily Archives: February 16, 2000

Feb 16 2000

Links to some weblogs about education:

Teachnology.org

Teacherhome.com

Postsecondary.net

Thanks to John Marden for pointing to one of them!

Have you ever heard of the United World Colleges? Hardly anyone in Germany knows that they exist. I did a report on the UWC at school in 11th or 12th grade, and nobody – including the teacher – had ever heard of the UWC! Unfortunately, I read about them too late, since it was a short time before I got my Abitur (school leaving certificate).

What are the United World Colleges? The answer is here. Students at the UWCs study for the International Baccalaureate exams. Here’s an overview of what the IBO (International Baccalaureate Organisation) is and does.


Heute gibt es nur Links auf englischsprachige Seiten…