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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When kids attended DCPS schools is also relevant.  A few years ago, things were better at JR, and Adams, than they are now.
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+1.  With honors for all and the weak AP scores of JR, now is not then.  DCPS is going in the wrong direction with de-tracking.

I also want to add the IB diploma requires a ton of writing. It is writing intensive.  It is  not optional or dependent on the luck of the draw with teachers. You also can’t grade inflate papers because it’s graded by 3rd party.  In addition, the kids have to do a mini-thesis basically.

Writing is a strength in IB where it is a weakness in in DCPS and public schools overall.[/quote]

That's great. Do they coach on the mechanics of writing? Grammar, etc?[/quote]

By the time you are a junior and dong your IB diploma requirements, you already should have mastered all of the above.  You need to be a strong writer and effective communicator to score well in the diploma.

IB curriculum is more interdisciplinary and writing is incorporated and weaved into everything and across all subjects. Your exams even in math and science require writing.  You don’t just solve a math problem, you also write a summary of how you approach that problem and communicate in writing the process you used to get the answer.  Answer a theory about science by writing a summary of how you actually approached the scientific method to get that answer.  This is why IB fosters strong writing and strong analytical skills.

The link below is a good opinion piece from an actual student who then majored in science and how IB fosters and develops strong writing skills for interdisciplinary learning.

https://blogs.ibo.org/blog/2020/06/03/what-ib-taught-me-about-writing/

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