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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It seems to me that most of the IB schools would be better served with AP.  It certainly would be cheaper.[/quote]

All of this angst for just over a thousand students pupil placing to other schools -- 474 transfers approved for AP students and 544 transfers approved for IB students.

If we are going to look at cheaper options -- why does FCPS have so many foreign (oh -- I mean WORLD) language offerings? Let's shorten the list to Spanish, French, and Latin. Save lots of money.[/quote]

Let's not.  Our HS offers Russian - a language coveted by many employers these days - and is a highly respected and well-known program.  Just because *you* aren't interested in Russian (or other languages) doesn't mean that many others aren't.  [/quote]

Well, just because YOU are not interested in IB doesn't mean that many others aren't.[/quote]

False equivalency. IB sucks the oxygen out of the air at IB schools because nothing and no one else matters as much as the IB diploma kids. Offering a foreign language does not.

And for no great reason, either. If an IB diploma kid has mediocre SAT/ACT scores, he/she is still going to get turned down by UVA and W&M.[/quote]

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