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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm in the foreign service, and my kids have done the IB curriculum in overseas schools. I really appreciate the interdisciplinary approach, and that it teaches kids how to think and write well. There's less reliance on worksheets and quizzes, and is more inquiry-based depending on the interests of the learner. I'm actually thinking of moving into the Robinson school district for the IB program, specifically.[/quote]

+1 I'm a Robinson parent who purposefully chose it (even though we had the option to go to LBSS because our kids were in AAP).  I prefer IB over AP.  All the AP parents think there's nothing you can't get in AP that you get in IB, but it's just not accurate in my opinion.  The AP courses don't seem as writing intensive, inquiry or lab-based as the IB courses.  [/quote]

The latest Robinson SAT scores (Class of 2023) were actually below the county average and 26 points lower than at Lake Braddock.

Seems like the IB parents think there’s nothing you can get at an AP high school that you can’t get at an IB high school, but that’s just not accurate, apparently.  The IB courses just don’t seem to teach as much. [/quote]

AP courses cover a large quantity of topics within a subject area, but without exploring particular ones very deeply.  IB courses cover a less broad range of areas in the subject but go much deeper into the topics covered[/quote]

AP courses are more akin to introductory college “survey” courses, whereas IB courses have a narrower scope that can leave kids with gaps in a subject area. Not surprised LBSS kids are doing better on their SATs. [/quote]

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