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.