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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid is an RMIB alum. IB should only be offered to very bright kids with a lot of support.

IB in a academically lagging school is absolutely terrible idea and a sure way to torpedo the future of struggling students. [/quote]

Robinson isn't an academically lagging school, despite the handwringing on this thread.  That said, the IB diploma is still a niche diploma, the majority of students are not aiming for it.  [/quote]

Which is why this makes no sense. A student can take one AP class and get college credit for that class. IB on the other hand is a multi year slog that most students don't want. [/quote]

A student can also take 1 IB class and get credit.  I feel like most people complaining about the program know nothing about it.  Yes, IB courses are 2 year sequences, but so are all AP courses when you think about it.  Basically no one is taking AP chem without honors chem first (2 year sequence).  No one takes AP English Lit without honors English the year before.  IB just calls "Honors chem" "IB Chem 1".  You COULD jump straight to year 2 technically, but it would be really, really, really hard.[/quote]

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