About Me
Hi! I’m Tais
I grew up in a school system where grades were treated like the only thing that mattered. I watched my friends lose themselves to the pressure of education. Giving up their confidence, motivation and imagination, all because they were made to feel like their worth depended on a number. But learning is supposed to be exciting. It’s supposed to help us grow into emotionally intelligent, thoughtful, and capable people. Instead, we were made to think that learning was boring, and that it was only about getting good grades.
I was lucky. My parents taught me how to think critically, manage money, follow my passions, and question the world around me. But I quickly realized how rare that was. Education wasn’t preparing us for life, it was preparing us to follow instructions and give up our authenticity for obedience. We are all born curious. But the longer we spent in school, the less creative, less curious, and less motivated we became.
After graduating IB, I spent years teaching myself emotional intelligence, personal finance, and got my degree in Astrophysics while running a tutoring business. I had found my true purpose: to help young people feel worthy and capable.
From this dream, RethinkIB was born.
My Story
Like most kids, I was as curious and creative as they came. I was especially fascinated by physics and space, sitting on the edge of my chair during science classes, bombarding the teacher with questions. Sadly, the answer to my questions was often ‘Don’t worry, that won’t be on the exam’. So, I turned to the internet to answer my burning science questions. I realized that one youtube video could teach me weeks worth of science classes. I started to question the value of school, and if grades really meant anything.
Nevertheless, I knew that to get into a good university, I needed good grades. So in the last two years of IB, I worked hard, did everything teachers wanted from me, followed all the instructions, and graduated at the top of my class. I was proud of myself, but deep down I knew that diploma wasn’t really meaningful.
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