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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a 10th grader at BCC. [b]IB is a great program for the right kid. [/b]After a BCC student committed suicide, the rumor was that the IB program was at least partially responsible. My son is completely turned off though he will do lots of AP classes.

BCC probably has the widest range of economic diversity. My son has several friends (white and non white) living in $3million homes and many who get free lunch. He's mixed race and is somehow accepted by all groups though I'm not sure how/why. Works out well for him so my perspective is that the diversity there is great. Others may disagree.

The teachers are very good for the most part. One awful teacher was hired this year because of shortages I assume. That teacher will singe handedly keep kids out of science tracks they'd otherwise love. BCC should not have hired this teacher but I'm sure most schools are in the same boat.

Principals make very few decisions so don't let that be a deciding factor for high schools -  it all comes from the central office. Getting a good counselor and administrator is key but there is a lot of movement so you often don't know what you are getting.

I think BCC is a good school - really big but they all are these days. Playing a sport helps them find a group so I'd recommend that if possible.

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What kind of student is the IB program best for?[/quote]
DP.. one who doesn't buckle under pressure, has good time management skills, and doesn't consider failure the end of the world.[/quote]

More important - one who likes to read and write and can do so quickly with ease and fluency - I have a very smart BCC kid who doesn’t like to read and hates to write. The IB program would have made him want to poke his eyes out. Some BCC parents force kids to do IB because they think it is “more rigorous”.  I think that is a major mistake. I would have never made my DC do something he hated. Instead he took a lot of the hardest AP math and science.[/quote]
My kid graduated from BCC last year. We went to the IB informational meeting years ago and it seemed like a great way to get a small school within a big school. One of her buddies from preschool onward did it and had a great experience and is now at Yale. But it wasn’t for my kid because she has always struggled with foreign languages. She had a good BCC experience overall, took some APs but didn’t overload, and now is happy at an LAC smaller than BCC. She had a great counselor, some great teachers, only one teacher that was really not great, and obviously would have been happier without Covid taking a big chunk out of it. Would do again.[/quote]

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