Jamie Ku

很多國際學校老師常常「指導」學生做一些既無聊又低智商的寫作舉動，讓我非常感謝他們幫忙其他考生......拉低國際試的 grade boundaries ，讓我的學生能扶搖直上。 都高中了，考大學了，還在教Year 7/8程度的每個段落只分析三個quotes，IGCSE也只能拿個 C 吧。 真正的IBDP狀元，寫的內容豐富、分析全面，每個段落七至十個quotes 少不了。 IBDP 不獎勵保守， 它只獎勵 控制得住複雜度的人。

I always have deep reverence for Prof. Jeffrey Sachs. Not only an economist, Prof. Sachs is also a former director of United Nations Millennium Project and The Earth Institute, advocating for sustainable developments around the world for years.

讀國際課程，尤其是讀IB，一個強調學生需要建立全球視野的體系，不能不知道這個世界在發生甚麼事。 要考好IBDP的英文科，學生是需要對世界歷史、政治、經濟也有廣泛的認識。 IB著重跨學科探索，英文的考卷常會出一些有歷史和政治背景的文本， 如果學生沒有「底氣」， 便會連卷也看不懂。

在IGCSE的英文和文學考試裡，題目及mark schemes 寫得清清楚楚需要考生分析作者的 "use of language and structure" (文字和結構上的寫作手法)。 但很多考生還是只分析language ，當看不到要分析 structure 的要求。 不寫，通常是因為不懂寫。但不懂寫便去學寫，而不是乍看不見。 因為mark schem

I can't help but wonder if Latin American authors anticipated it all -- the ironic abduction of Venezuela's President Maduro, the US's neverending Imperialist expansion and oil robbery, the paradox between justice and injustice -- the death so many times foretold, yet no one is able to, or seem to care enough to, stop it.

在國際學校長大的學生，像我女兒一樣，沒有受過傳統直資學校的「Copybook 洗禮」。還記得小時候，小一至小三都被學校安排練字 -- 中文要寫毛筆字、英文要寫 Copybooks。到了小三，還要學好寫英文潦草，字體必須要寫得秀麗有氣質。

"Lift up your faces, you have a piercing need / For this bright morning dawning for you / The horizon leans forward / Offering you space to place new steps of change."

The hood made me realize that crime succeeds because crime does the one thing that government doesn't do: crime cares. Crime is grassroots. Crime looks for the young kids who need support and a lifting hand. Crime offers internship programmes and part-time jobs and opportunities for advancement. Crime gets involved in the community. Crime doesn't discriminate."

近年很慶幸能遇上十分幫得手的助教們，先帶領一些學生打好學術底子，再由我把學術能力提升。最近那些學生們都明顯成績有進步，有人還拿了 Level 7 呢。

In training students to prepare for their IBDP English A exams, I put strong emphasis on their abilities to produce an impressive introduction and topic sentences. IB prefers candidates to demonstrate immaculate organizational skills, so the first step to success in IBDP English A exams is to cultivate the capability to conjure up an essay plan that's analytical, logical, coherent, and focused. IB does not like repetitions, so candidates should avoid going around in circles

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After identifying the 10-12 key points in Insert B, candidates must reorganise them into a clear, logical order.

Things Fall Apart has truly been extremely influencial on contemporary African literature. When you read Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Ama Ata Aidoo, you would see glimpses of Things Fall Apart glacing through their works. I also can't help but think Achebe's writing has ignited the literary sparks and talents in African ladies, inspiring them to pursue a career in writing. Other than cultural imperialism explored in Things Fall Apart, Achebe also reflects on the problems of h

我今年多了很多IBDP的學生選擇報讀獸醫這個專業，是之前的年份沒有出現的新現象。 為什麼呢？獸醫比其他的醫學專業更容易考進嗎？ 在外國的大學，確實是比考進MBBS的難度低一點，但在香港便不是了。香港城市大學開辦的「獸醫學學士學位課程」，是香港唯一一所大學有此課程，每年只收30至40名學生，IBDP學生的分數要收到43分了，跟香港大學的醫科一樣呢。 We need more ethical healers in this world. 看著學生們有清晰的志向，願意為世界的眾生付出，不只為爭名逐利，不是那裡搵錢最多便去那裡的情操 （起碼我沒有學生跟我說想入投資銀行工作），令我對自己的工作感到更有意義、更安慰。 #獸醫 #獸醫學 #獸醫系 #醫療專業 #EthicalHealers #VeterinaryMedicine #FutureVets #IB升學 #升學規劃 #升學諮詢 #職涯選擇 #ChooseCompassion #PurposeOverProfit #IBDP #IBLearnerProfile #I

Students should summarize only 10-12 key points from the given text, avoiding explanations or examples. The summary is marked on clear, coherent, grammatical presentation of main ideas.

"There are a lot of children in Afghanistan, but little childhood." By Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner

上周六提到，對於想留港或到非美國的國家攻讀大學的IBDP學生來說，學校發的Predicted Grades (PG)著實是頗重要。

Tip of the day IBDP English A demands far deeper, more structured analysis than IGCSE.

"We will put an end to the culture of corruption that has allowed billionaires like Trump to evade taxation and exploit tax breaks."By Zohran Mamdani, newly-elected mayor of New York City

究竟 Predicted Grade 有多重要？（一） 香港大部份國際學校及有提供IBDP課程的直資學校，都已經把Predicted Grades (PG)發給了 Year 13/Grade 12的學生了。 家長常常會問，究竟PG 有多重要？對想到美國升讀大學的同學來說，確實是非常重要，因為美國的大學（除了SAT/ACT成績、個人陳述及課外活動外），都是看高中生的PG 來出 offers的。我有很多到美國讀大學的學生，在復活節前拿到了心儀大學的offers 後，便不理五月份的全球統考，天天在家睡覺，因為真是不再需要最後的成績了。 但如果是想留港或到其他國家升讀大學的IBDP學生呢？