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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Interesting thread. What I find intriguing about the IB program (and I am learning more about it now) is that it requires much more writing than an AP program. AP classes are individual. (Ex. AP bio but maybe not AP English since at DS school you have to have both the grades to get into the class and approval from the teacher which is granted only after a one on one meeting). AP calc doesn't require the level of writing that AP English does, although it does require some.

My understanding is that TOK requires quite a bit of writing just by itself so that students in IB all along become much stronger writers throughout the program even if they do not get the diploma and colleges both know and prefer that. Again, this is just my understanding. I'm new to all of this and am happy to be corrected if I have it wrong. [/quote]

You're absolutely correct that the IB program has a TON of writing in all of its classes. The math classes may not have as much, but it does have some (they have to do a large math portfolio which requires both calculations, analysis, etc. so there is writing involved). My DD is in Art HL and probably 40% of her work is writing...TOK does have a fair amount of writing, but so do the science classes. Colleges do know this about the IB and know the kids will come to school prepared to write at the level they will need to in order to do well in college.

In addition to the writing which I think is great is the requirement for oral presentations in each class - again, in every class and the time requirement is usually about 20 minutes, which includes both their presentation and a Q&A by the teacher and class which means they need to know their stuff in order to answer questions. It's great preparation for the kids! I wish I had been forced to do more presentations in high school because I used to dread (and sometimes avoid) college classes that had presentation requirements. Not surprisingly, I'm still a terrible public speaker to this day - pathetic, I know...[/quote]

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