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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]1. You say the same thing on every IB thread, and no one even reads it anymore 
2. You clearly don't understand the impact of demographics on student performance and test scores 
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DP here.  
I totally understand the impact of demographics on test scores. (I've taught in schools with extremely poor demographics--worse than any FCPS school.)  I also understand that, because of these demographics, AP would be a much better choice for those schools.  The lack of flexibility with IB is one of the reasons it is a particularly poor choice in those schools with poorer demographics.  
It is easy to take an AP course here or there.  It is much more difficult with the structure of the IB classes.

Also, the IB schools, for some reason, seem to structure everything in the school around IB.  It is much more difficult to assimilate kids in this environment.  IB high schools tend to be segregated into IB and non-IB.
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You clearly have not been to an IB school, there is no segregation at our school.  Some kids do IB others don't, usually the kids that do not feel the work load is too strenuous, so they just take IB classes that interest them.  My DC's friends are a thorough mix.  [/quote]

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