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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I attended two high school graduations this morning and yesterday morning.  One school made a big deal of announcing which graduates were “honor graduates” or “IB diploma candidates” as the students went to accept their diplomas.  The other simply announced each graduate by name and noted which students were NHS members or AP scholars in the graduation program.

The first school isn’t considered “prestigious” and the calling out of “honor graduates” and “IB diploma candidates” came across as tacky. The second school is known for its excellence and simply announcing each graduate by name came across as dignified. One doubts, however, that the administration of the first school realized it comes across as a wanna-be school. [/quote]

As a seemingly over-invested parent, you should not require the explanation that, if AP Scholars receive mention, of course IBDP candidates will, too. What are you having a hard time understanding?

Sorry for the parents whose kids couldn’t handle ToK. Just own your path. You’ll be fine.

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Just put it in the graduation program like the top AP schools do and have all the honors graduates stand up together at one point in the ceremony.  It’s so cringe when the IB schools fawn over the IB diploma candidates as they’re walking across the stage to get their diplomas.  Does the IBO require them to do this?

It’s the marker of a low-prestige school to play up one small group of kids like this at a graduation.  Top AP schools have kids that blow away the IB kids academically but they don’t regurgitate all their achievements when they are walking across the stage to pick up their diplomas.  [/quote]

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