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[quote=Anonymous][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]

The SATs cover lower-level material learned before AP and IB courses begin (geometry, algebra I and II, some early pre-calc/stats, and basic English). IB and AP courses have nothing to do with SATs.[/quote]

You’re not going to impress anyone because you took an IB course if you’ve never mastered or can’t even retain the lower-level material.  And the current trend is for top schools to reverse the “test optional” approach of the Covid years and require SAT or ACT scores.

FCPS has been dropping the ball in many areas and Robinson kids pay the price. [/quote]

Historically LBSS was a fairly decent middle-tier AAP feeder to TJ which attracted a lot of TJ-prepped parents and kids from that area. This year only 12 kids got into TJ from Lake Braddock. We are seeing more of those kids stay at LBSS now that they aren't getting into TJ, and it's fair to assume the mean SAT score will have a slight bump because of that. Langley and McLean show a similar pattern.

But keep in mind, it's because those particular kids denied TJ admission are now staying behind and boosting the mean SAT scores, not because LBSS is specifically helping average Johnny do any better.[/quote]

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