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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You aren't going to get a fair answer on this board, as there are several very bitter posters who are frustrated with how much FCPS spends on the program. I suggest you research the program outside of this board, talk to the school, and draw your own conclusions. It is a great program, and very similar to AP in rigor and college preparedness. [/quote]

This. You read this board, and you think it must be a program with no upside.  Not the case.  I researched AP vs IB extensively, and had one kid I though it would be great for (all around very smart, very strong writer, really needed the outside/extra challenges of the service, action, creativity components, extended essay etc., was not challenged in AAP Center MS). Kid ended up at TJ, so we'all never know if it would have been a good call. Kid 2 will go to the base school which is strong is AP, if she does not go to TJ.  She is all STEM all the time. Hates English class with a passion.

In a nutshell, IB is a lot more writing, and a lot more interdisciplinary.  Look at the diploma requirements. IB is best for a kid who can probably manage to fulfill them.  If your kid hates foreign language, for example, and wants to drop it ASAP, IB is probably a bad call.  Also, I would only pupil place for IB to SLHS, Robinson or Marshall.  PPs are right that the Eastern county programs have problems.

But research on your own. Both programs exist in most school districts because the suit different kids. All around strong liberal arts type learner vs wants to specialize in a specific discipline, or is very strong or very weak in an area.  It's not a question of which one is better. It's a question of which one is better for your kid. [/quote]

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