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[quote=Anonymous]11:55 again. I didn’t care about the tests or college credit. I want my kids to develope the skills the Robinson parent describes. For the most part, teachers just told kids what to do. Discussions were the exception, not the rule. Teachers didn’t seem to want the extra work that comes with giving feedback for improvement, either you hit the mark or you didn’t. History courses had lots of essays that were not returned for weeks and when they were, no feedback, just scores. Then last minute scramble for enough to grade so multiple choice tests on vast amounts of random facts were produced... sort of a disappointment when trying to develop critical thinking and writing skills. It’s possible we (family) just had an unfortunate run of teachers (repeated staff turnover in math and foreign languages), poor resources, etc. I still think IB has merit, but it wasn’t a big part of the package in out school. So- opt for where you think you can get your kids the program/teachers. Other than those with specific math or science interest, it’s the delivery that matters, not AP or IB.[/quote]

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