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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Frustrating. What can be done?[/quote]

NP. Teacher shortages are everywhere and schools are doing the best that they can. Aside from increasing salaries to get "better" teachers, there's only so much mentoring and training can do when they're on their own with an out of control cohort. It's a problem ALL schools are dealing with post-pandemic. The real solution is tracking and pulling kids out of the IB track that aren't prepared for it. But the school isn't going to reverse their "IB for all" philosophy, so I think parents are going to have to either deal with it or not.[/quote]

I would look where the blame lies: the feeders.[/quote]

I disagree. Yes the feeders are weak and kids enter under-prepared. But the crux of the issue is the IB for All model in an urban environment. IB is developed to be a rigorous, advanced program for kids who need and want an advanced curriculum. It is not designed for, and is not appropriate for, all students; particularly students from challenging backgrounds that need additional supports and equitable access to an appropriate curriculum. If we wouldn't put every kid in an AP course, why would we put them in IB? It's a lack of understanding about IB from parents and intentional ignorance from the school. So all DCI teachers can do is water down IB to approximately grade level content or teach content that isn't appropriate for their students. But that just sets teachers up to fail and frustrates students.[b] DC parents will still fight over seats because it's better than the alternatives, but that doesn't make it a good model or one that serves all of it's students well.[/b][/quote]

+100. [/quote]

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