IS DCI dropping IB
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Anonymous
Also Washington liberty in Arlington. |
Anonymous
lol. This just goes to show the very low standards we have in DC. Yes the strong suburban schools with IB also have AP. |
Anonymous
You can say this about every single selective school, public or private, in the country. |
Anonymous
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DCI is a fine option for students who can self manage their learning.
Current leadership doesn't have previous IB experience. I guess we'll see if they prioritize it for future leadership hires. |
Anonymous
But DCI is a 100% IB school. IB isn't a track that you can choose or opt into/out of. So of the 8 schools in MCPS that offer both, does that mean students in the IB program are taking AP classes too? Or is it about whether you're in the IB track or not, and only students not in the IB track take AP classes? And if any have IB students doing AP classes, please name the schools. I'd love to do more research into how and why they do it that way, which from my understanding is not aligned with the actual IB standards or model. |
Anonymous
Please name the strong suburban DMV high schools that are 100% IB, like the entire curriculum is IB, and that also offers AP classes. As opposed to schools with IB tracks and non-IB tracks. |
Anonymous
You could start by studying the RMIB course bulletin. https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/contentassets/791d9e3ecf514dffa7e5f8b8cffd2a27/26-27-ib-course-handbook.pdf?usp=sharing Descriptions of the ways AP courses and exams are woven into the IB program appear throughout the handbook. There’s an overview on page 5 showing which AP courses are standard for IB-track students during 9th and 10th grade. The graphic on page 18 shows how AP math courses are integrated into the IB math sequence. Also, many course descriptions note that students in IB courses are prepared for AP exams. Notably, juniors taking IB Lang & Lit take the AP Lang exam (see course description p. 11). |
Anonymous
I will look at it when I have time (tomorrow), but one basic question: the schools with "the IB program", is the entire curriculum for all students in the school IB? Or is IB a track and some IB students as you say are taking AP classes in 9th & 10th grade, but are the entire schools IB or it's a track and some of each school is also not IB? |
Anonymous
Actually I took a quick look at the site and the Richard Montgomery School's IB Programme, and just as I predicted, IB is a PROGRAM at Richard Montgomery. The entire school is not IB. It's a program that some students are in, which is entirely different from DCI's model, which is 100% of students are IB. Some pursue an IB Diploma, the rest an IB Certificate (which is also a high school diploma but has less strict/hard IB requirements). So again, I'm asking which specific DMV high schools are 100% IB and also have some IB students doing AP classes? If there are any such schools? |
Anonymous
Look, if you want to be a Puritan about IB schools, be my guest. Protest on the lawn in front of the IBO on Wisconsin telling them to shut down heretical programs that sully themselves through contact with AP courses and exams. I look forward to the spectacle. But as a parent, it’s obvious to me that mixed systems like RMIB are tremendously successful at educating students and helping them gain admission to excellent American colleges. I see no reason to sign up for your crusade. |
Anonymous
+1. Kids in the IB program off course have to take certain IB courses. But it does not mean they can’t take AP courses also esp in 9th and 10th grade. Lots of kids don’t want to do IB. It’s no joke with all the course requirements, the writing, and the mini-thesis. So they take AP courses but can take IB courses too if they want. I don’t get what PP above is fixated on. The high performing kids who want to do IB can go that route. The kids who don’t want to do IB diploma at DCI doesn’t have to take a set curriculum of courses and can take what classes they want as long as they meet DCI high school requirements. |
Anonymous
To add, these kids can still get the IB certificate who don’t want to do the IB diploma. It doesn’t matter if they want to take AP courses, IB courses, or combo of both. As long as they fulfill the general high school graduation requirements. |
Anonymous
First of all, relax. Second dci has a track for career students. It means they take regular high school classes and 2 “career track” classes. It’s a great way to ensure kids get a good education while some are tracked into the diploma program and others can do career. It solves the problem of ensuring high achievers are appropriately challenged (based on things like test scores and school performance, not like walls or Banneker which don’t even use the CAPE) while allowing all students to attend DCI. There are more nuances to the. IB career track and Google is your friend. |
Anonymous
| Im the PP- you also don’t seem to understand that IB courses are only junior or senior year courses for the most part. In other words if it can easily take AP as a freshman or sophomore if you’re a high achiever. If you choose the career track you don’t have to worry about taking IB exams your senior year so you can take AP ones at that time. |
Anonymous
What curriculum purchases? Staffing changes? Where do you find this information? |