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When I was a younger teacher – that is, a much younger teacher – I spent much time and enjoyed reading the polemical arguments of the American writer, Neil Postman. In the event, you haven’t read Mr....
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This week, we are posting our first May 2026 Paper 2 model example on the site. This is also the first essay we are publishing under the “new” criteria for Paper 2. The IB has added criterion B2 from...
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Hi Julie, Unfortunately, we cannot find a substitute link, perhaps not surprising given that the text was in an examination published in 2019. As you probably know, we cannot republish IB exams on this site and the IB do not always republish...
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Hi Julie, Yes, the link takes me to some Polish betting site. Neither a gambler nor a speaker of Polish, it is unhelpful. We will look into it. Kind regards, David
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