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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Thank you all for the information. I researched IB on the board and didn't really get much more than it's expensive, used to prop up weaker schools, and AP was better.

I really, really wanted to understand why IB is great for some kids, what the experience is like to work on the community project and what the extended essay is like. I also wanted to talk to people whose children did the theory of knowledge seminar and get a feel for the actual experience of people whose children went through the program.

The feedback has been fantastic. I will reach out to Robinson, but I thought since it's summer break and there coordinators are off until August, I'd start poking around here for information.[/quote]

What age are your kids?  You are going to hear from a lot of IB supporters here whose own kids did/liked IB (and I suspect this forum gets many posts from salaried IBO employees, as the US IBO operation based in Bethesda).  
 
If your kid goes to an IB school and doesn't want to do the full IB program, they are basically screwed.  The IBO requires the IB diploma program to be the focus of every IB school.  Robinson, at least, offers some AP courses, but the focus there is on IB as well.  The non-IB diploma students are made to feel second-class at their own school.  AP schools aren't like that.

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