<p>The only research paper S1 wrote in HS was the one for science competitions.</p>
<p>S2 had to write several, starting in MS. </p>
<p>mathmom – yes, writing about philosophy is quite different. S2’s Theory of Knowledge paper was a phil topic and he had two or three footnotes, tops. S2 had the same problem about “common knowledge” last year when writing his IB Extended Essay paper. Entire first draft (12 pages) was based on what he already knew.</p>