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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid is an RMIB alum. IB should only be offered to very bright kids with a lot of support.

IB in a academically lagging school is absolutely terrible idea and a sure way to torpedo the future of struggling students. [/quote]

Robinson isn't an academically lagging school, despite the handwringing on this thread.  That said, the IB diploma is still a niche diploma, the majority of students are not aiming for it.  [/quote]

Which is why this makes no sense. A student can take one AP class and get college credit for that class. IB on the other hand is a multi year slog that most students don't want. [/quote]

Robinson already punches below its weight (given the wealth in the Fairfax Station/Clifton area) due to not having a MS AAP center and the IB focus.

It's hard to see how stripping the school of some of its remaining AP classes will help.  It would be better to reconsider the need for IB at all.  Replacing IB with AP would both reduce the number of pupil placements and help address any scheduling problems associated with having both AP and IB (note, though, that W-L in Arlington is smaller than Robinson and appears to pull it off).  [/quote]

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