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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the IB people do try to push the "elite" IB program.  We are not in an IB school district, but it appears to me that by the nature of it that the group is more segregated than those in an AP program.

In an AP school, some kids take a lot of AP classes, and some may take only one or two.  And, of course, some may take none.  Anyone fulfilling the requirements can be an "AP Scholar,"  but it is not a focus at all.[/quote]

It’s like the people at low-prestige schools who make a big deal out of a kid occasionally getting into a top university.  At a prestigious high school that happens regularly, so it doesn’t get called out.

IB schools in FCPS are not prestigious so they try to compensate by making a BFD out of their IB programs. [/quote]
1) The IB diploma has the same requirement everywhere. It’s a difficult program and shows a boatload of motivation/hard work.  Which is why the diploma numbers are not high.  Good for those kids!
2) You can’t look at just where kids end up to gauge results.  This is esp. true in an area with lots of “donut hole” families.  $$ is going to impact the decision of where kids go to school.  Lots of parents make over 200k/wont qualify for aid but can’t shell out full pay for top schools.  It’s part of why top VA public colleges are so competitive.  
3) I agree with a PP-aside from TJ—there is no “prestige” associated with FCPS schools. None.  Prestige is for magnet schools and top privates.  Your kid goes to a public school.  There is some variety in quality. But no “prestige.” Get over it. [/quote]

The IB diploma numbers are not high in FCPS high schools because the top schools don’t have and don’t want IB.  [/quote]

They are not high because few students manage to excel in IBDP. 
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That’s certainly the case at the IB schools in FCPS.  If it were offered at the top schools, the numbers would be quite different, but families at those schools don’t want IB.  [/quote]

Again, because few kids excel as full diploma candidates. A pretty good AP student won’t necessarily meet the rigor and requirements of IB. Parents know this. [/quote]

What a joke.  The "top" IB schools would be mid AP schools at best.  IB is a niche program to try and make poverty schools look better, yet failing woefully at that goal in FCPS.[/quote]

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