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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I thought the IB program was perfect for my daughter, who has exceptional language arts skills, but was not the strongest in math. She did the whole diploma, learned to argue her point, and got a huge scholarship at a prestigious private university. She went for the interview for a merit scholarship, and was asked to discuss literature with other kids her age. She said to me, "I got this," and blew the group away with her ability to listen, respond, analyze, and pull it other areas of study in discussion. I don't usually brag about her, but she felt that her IB experience had really prepared her to speak and analyze and work in groups.

She had to take an AP class for government, and hated it, because it was just spitting back facts.

In IB she wrote, wrote, and wrote some more. Her friends at UVA  that also did the program said they had no problem writing papers at the college level, while other kids at UVA struggled.

For my kid, IB was terrific. She got a good bit of college credit through the exams and felt very prepared for college. [/quote]

Too bad you did not learn to write as well as your daughter, or you would have explained why she turned down a huge scholarship at a "prestigious private university" for UVA. [b] As a taxpayer, I don't think such anecdotes justify the amounts we are spending on an under-enrolled program,[/b]  particularly knowing that students could acquire all the skills you modestly ascribe to your daughter in AP classes where there are, in fact, many writing assignments and team projects.  [/quote]

too bad it's not your call[/quote]

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