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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DD just calculated that she will likely have over 30 credits from AP exams at the university she will be attending in the fall. This means she could graduate early or double major, explore classes in other fields,  etc.

The financial savings could be significant and is a reason why AP courses should be promoted at lower SES schools vs IB. [/quote]

IB classes are accepted at many schools for credit. I believe that there are fewer options for IB students, but they can earn credits. Every IB student should be taking an IB test in English, Math, Science, and History. I think most can take one in a foreign language, you have to take 5 years of a language. If the student takes the HL classes and the IB exams, they should be able to receive college credit. Those 5 classes alone would earn 15 credits. There is IB Biology, Chemistry, and Physics. If a student took all three HL versions they would earn 9 credits, or 6 beyond the 15 generic ones I just listed.

Also, IB students do take the AP exams, some IB teachers even structure their classes so that kids and take both exams without a lot of extra work. I am not sure about the teachers in FCPS but I have friends who were IB programs who flat out said that the teacher focused on the AP test for most of the sememster and then used the time after the AP test to cover the different material/method of testing for the IB exams.

There are many things I dislike IB but credits for college is not one of them.[/quote]

The IB outcomes from the Virginia Department of Education clearly shows that IB shortchanges the students, particularly students at lower performing schools that are forced into IB instead of AP.

The side by side comparison of IB vs AP schools is stark, even when comparing AP and IB schools of similar student populations.

The poorer, low performing schools need to eliminate IB and switch to AP/dual only.

FCPS talks a big game on equity for all,but saddling the poor and low performing schools with IB in spite of every single metric showing it is a failure to those students shows the FCPS is jst talk, and really does not care what is best for the students, particularly students at the botyom FCPS rankings.[/quote]

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