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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]

Nobody is taking 3 HL versions in Physics, Chemistry and Biology. They’d also have to take 2 more HL , along with the silly TOK, CAS etc. there’s not enough time in the schedule to fit it all in. Few students benefit from 5 years of language, unless they end up majoring in that area in college. Making foreign language a requirement for IB is educational malpractice.

AP classes are one year only for science and math, and many students do take AP Physics, Chemistry and Biology, so there’s a significant time saving compared to IB. If the goal is to take the AP exam, then set up AP classes, not this weird combination where they teach a modified IB curriculum.

If the pace is to fast, students are much better served taking dual enrollment versions of these classes, especially if they are not that well prepared. It makes for a smoother transition to college, which for these students is not great to begin with. Putting them in IB is setting them up for failure in a rigid program where they can’t get the grades for college credit, and they don’t take the right classes that will help them enter a good major leading to a successful career.

I agree with previous posters that IB should be replaced with AP or DE. I can’t imagine a good reason to keep IB.[/quote]

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