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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Foreign language for 5 years, TOK, etc are not requirements of IB courses, only the diploma (which completely unnecessary if the student doesn’t want to do it). Please, if you are going to argue against IB, pick things that actually matter. There is plenty to complain about with regards to the program, but you sound super uninformed and biased when you complain about things that are options, not mandates.[/quote]

Can an IB student graduate from high school with college credits in Chemistry, Physics, Bio, 2 calculus classes, 2 english classes, 2 history classes, government class, economics, stats music theory, multivariable or linear algebra?

AP schools have students who regularly do this

Mine graduated with Ap credits in;  chemistry, physics, calculus AB, 2 history classes, 1 government class, literature, language (writing), music theory and stats.

The other kid had the same credits plus econ instead of stats.

My lower average kid who struggles with writing will graduate with AP credits chemistry,  biology, pre calculus, calculus AB, stats, 2 history classes, government and no AP writing or English classes because they are weak in language.  She was able to load up on math, science and history, while avoiding difficult writing classes entirely.

Is that possible with the structure of the IB curriculum?[/quote]

Your example shows how bad IB is for the top performing students, matching the same coursework in IB would be an impossibility.

IB hurts the most the lower third students that would take the community college route to state schools. The typical rate for receiving a degree six years after starting is only 13%. These students rarely get a passing score for AP or IB exams, they would be much better served in dual enrollment to help them get gen ed classes out of the way, spread out the more difficult classes or take remedial classes to plug the knowledge gaps they have. Instead, they are dumped in IB SL classes that count for nothing at our local community college, and feed them bs snippets about global citizenship, theory of knowledge, art classes etc. when in reality they need all the support they can get to beat the long odds for getting a degree.

Then you hear the IB proponents quip how IB is not for everyone and it should be restricted etc. Yeah, it’s only for a small sliver of students and parents that were dumb enough to buy in on the lie that IB will get their kid into Ivy League.

It would be more palatable if students had a choice, but they don’t.[/quote]

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