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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DC is not in an IB program but the critics seem to be the same folks who criticize kids learning foreign languages in elementary school as a waste of time...You see that a lot here on DCUM[/quote]

Foreign language instruction is great.  FCPS could afford more of it if it wasn't shelling out so much money for expensive, under-utilized IB programs.  [/quote]

Oh here we go attacking the IB straw man again.  Please get some facts.  The IB program is hardly the reason why we don't have more foreign language programs.

Before you start throwing around inaccuracies to serve your anti-IB agenda ("oh why can't we stop the world from changing and go back to 50's/60's America?) Take a look at rising school budget and population, consider that developers can do whatever they want without paying full freight, while homeowners taxes have remained pretty low in VA and you might begin to understand why the current school system is so stretched. FCPS have plenty of issues to resolve which have nothing to do with IB.  [/quote]

IB is a very expensive program, and funds are limited.  Of course, there are lots of additional things we could pay for if developers were making larger contributions or taxes were higher, including more teachers and smaller class sizes.  Until that day comes, however, it's fair game to ask whether having eight IB schools in the county is a waste of funds, particularly when one of the oft-stated goals - turning students into "global citizens" - is fuzzy at best and, at worst, elitist.  Remind me again why taxpayers foot the bill for IB coordinators at schools where less than 10% of the seniors get IB diplomas.    [/quote]

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