The theory of knowledge (TOK) requirement is central to the educational philosophy of the Diploma Programme.

It offers students and their teachers the opportunity to:

• reflect critically on diverse ways of knowing and on areas of knowledge
• consider the role and nature of knowledge in their own culture, in the cultures of others and in the wider world.

In addition, it prompts students to:

• be aware of themselves as thinkers, encouraging them to become more acquainted with the complexity of knowledge
• recognize the need to act responsibly in an increasingly interconnected but uncertain world.

As a thoughtful and purposeful inquiry into different ways of knowing, and into different kinds of knowledge, TOK is composed almost entirely of questions. The most central of these is “How do we know?”

It is a stated aim of TOK that students should become aware of the interpretative nature of knowledge, including personal ideological biases, regardless of whether, ultimately, these biases are retained, revised or rejected.

TOK also has an important role to play in providing coherence for the student as it transcends and links academic subject areas, thus demonstrating the ways in which they can apply their knowledge with greater awareness and credibility.

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IB TOK Guide

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Senior: Take TOK 1st Semester of their Senior Year 

 

Junior: Take TOK 2nd Semester of their Junior Year

 

Dr. Graffam's Updates:

TOK Oral Presentation:

Will be the last week in September of 2010, in the Haines City High School Media Center.

This night will be a special event where each IB senior, in teams or individually, will deliver the TOK Oral Presentation.  This is the first of two major assessments in TOK.  Parents, students, teachers, and community members will be invited to watch these presentations.  

TOK Essay:

This is the second of two major assessments in TOK.  Tentatively this will be due the week we return from Winter Break. A date may be required depending on when other major papers for other classes are due.