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[Szczebrzeszyn]

I just stumbled upon a list of notable IB alumni while procrastinating --> http://www.enotes.co...laureate_people and guess who is included on the list? The Supreme Leader of North Korea himself!   When Kim Jong Il died, I read that his son was educated in Europe, but no one bothered to mention he was on IB programme. I now feel overwhelmingly creeped out, but also amused in a very absurd way Just imagine how much in common we all have with Kim Jong Un - there is a chance that some of use learns Maths from the same books that he did!

I can't help but wonder whether he now finds all that History Paper 2 useful - after all, it focuses on Stalin, Hitler and other dicators that ruled the country in a very similar way that he does now...

Edited by Szczebrzeszyn, Jan 24, 2012 - 19:46.

[Award Winning Boss]

Maybe he hated the IB learner profile

Being a global citizen isn't for everyone

[Positron]

His EE: "The socio-economic problems a community faces when it's ran by a dictator", or maybe "Dictatorship in the 21st century", "The mental effects of growing up in an environment where you're considered to be a God-like figure".

It's actually quite interesting to think about that. Maybe him having gone through IB and therefore (hopefully) having a broader view of the world will have some kind of an effect on his future decisions(?)

[Emy Glau-ski]

Kim Jong-Il and I have the same birthday.

[Award Winning Boss]

emyski, on Jan 24, 2012 - 21:42, said:

Kim Jong-Il and I have the same birthday.

Kim Jong-Il + Emyski = same birthday
Kim Jong-Un + Emyski = same education program
You are Kim Jong-Emy

[Gaby]

Award Winning Boss, on Jan 24, 2012 - 21:50, said:

emyski, on Jan 24, 2012 - 21:42, said:

Kim Jong-Il and I have the same birthday.

Kim Jong-Il + Emyski = same birthday
Kim Jong-Un + Emyski = same education program
You are Kim Jong-Emy

Oh God, poor Em.

[Emy Glau-ski]

Well, if that's the case....I guess I need to forcefully rule IBS and oppress all its members.

[Gaby]

emyski, on Jan 24, 2012 - 21:55, said:

Well, if that's the case....I guess I need to forcefully rule IBS and oppress all its members.

I see a Em vs. You-Know-Who (see, I'm not disclosing your name ) fight coming about who should rule IBS.

[Emy Glau-ski]

AWB ain't got nuthin' on me, just saying.

[Hazel16]

I wonder what CAS activities he did.

[Philovitist]

Wait...how do we know he got the diploma?

[aldld]

emyski, on Jan 24, 2012 - 21:42, said:

Kim Jong-Il and I have the same birthday.

The thread's gone a bit since you posted, but I also share a birthday with Kim Jong-Il.

You, Kim Jong-Il (if he were still alive) and I are birthday buddies!

[spereira14]

I think this just goes to show how global the program can be, and how it can work for so many people, no matter how different they are from each other

[Sandwich]

spereira14, on Jan 26, 2012 - 02:17, said:

I think this just goes to show how global the program can be, and how it can work for so many people, no matter how different they are from each other

Doesn't say a whole lot about how well it brainwashes us all into being caring compassionate global citizens though, does it

[Szczebrzeszyn]

Philovitist, on Jan 26, 2012 - 00:31, said:

Wait...how do we know he got the diploma?

Honestly, we don't. But we certainly know that he did participated in IB program. http://www.swissinfo...tml?cid=7434928 - here we have an article that stetes he attented International school in Berne, and this school is an IB school - just google their website. For me it doesn't matter whether he took an exam or not, the sheer fact that he did CAS and TOK and everything that I am doing now is more than enough to scare me.

[Emy Glau-ski]

Hazel16, on Jan 24, 2012 - 23:41, said:

I wonder what CAS activities he did.

Model UN

[Fani]

Kesha did the IB too

[Desmodus04]

wow im shocked about kim jong un

[Tsuun]

Eldest son of Kim Jong-il, Kim Jong-nam (infamous for getting caught in Japan with a fake passport and supposedly on his way to Disneyland Tokyo). Anyway his son is currently doing the IB in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
And btw, Kesha dropped out of the IB at 17 :|

[Maya Grab]

Szczebrzeszyn, on Jan 26, 2012 - 14:10, said:

Philovitist, on Jan 26, 2012 - 00:31, said:

Wait...how do we know he got the diploma?

Honestly, we don't. But we certainly know that he did participated in IB program. http://www.swissinfo...tml?cid=7434928 - here we have an article that stetes he attented International school in Berne, and this school is an IB school - just google their website. For me it doesn't matter whether he took an exam or not, the sheer fact that he did CAS and TOK and everything that I am doing now is more than enough to scare me.

It also says that he left at age 15; wouldn't that mean that he only did the MYP?