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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The IB diploma requires 3 HL classes and 3 SL classes.  SL classes are equivalent to high school honors classes and not college level work.  The IBO's own literature states this.  So a student who receives the IB diploma has taken the equivalent of 3 AP classes and 3 honors classes, plus the extended essay.  It is not equivalent to taking 6 AP classes.  A better reference point for the percentage of students receiving the IB diploma at AP schools would be the percentage of seniors who have earned passing scores in 3-4 AP classes.  In the past I have seen reports detailing the number of students receiving AP scholar awards from each school, but I cannot find this currently.

I think that for students who would end up taking 3-4 AP courses during high school, the IB and the AP curriculums would both provide similar levels of instruction.  But for the smaller group of students who can successfully take 6+ AP courses during high school, some of their courses would not be as rigorous if they pursued the IB diploma.[/quote]
Several of the IB classes are 2 years long.  There is no AP equivalent.[/quote]

The AP equivalent is simply taking another advanced year-long class. Taking a two-year course sequence in high school limits your options.  [/quote]

So when someone points out the problem in your argument, you decide to move the goal posts. Now your issue isn't that IB classes aren't as good as AP, it's that they limit options? When can we admit that people have an irrational dislike of IB that isn't based on any real facts?
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You are responding to multiple posters, in case you haven't realized that.

Yes, two-year sequences unnecessarily limit the range of courses students may explore in high school. Why is it irrational to dislike that feature and not want to inflict it on my kids?  I graduated Phi Beta Kappa and never had to take a two-year course at either my AP high school or the top 10 university that I attended. [/quote]

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