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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't get the hate for IB or the love for AP. We have both at my kids' school, and they've taken several classes in both. (Neither of my kids has pursued the IB diploma.) They've loved their IB classes. AP classes have been good, too. What difference does it make really?[/quote]

I don't think the emotions run quite that strong.  But IB is more expensive and, at the high school level, really is supposed to be an integrated program that leads to the IB diploma.  If kids aren't getting the diploma, and instead either avoid IB entirely or just take a few IB classes, it begs the question as to whether AP would be more cost-efficient.  People in FCPS may feel more strongly about it because we're regularly hearing about budget constraints, yet we have eight IB high schools, some of which have very few students receiving IB diplomas.

There are some who dislike IB on ideological grounds, or strongly prefer the AP curriculum, but I think most criticisms relate to the economics. [/quote]

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