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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why does every thread that mentions IB or even school with IB end ups being a IB vs. AP discussion? Like if someone asked about a random AP school, are people going to start fighting over IB vs. AP? Here is the truth---it doesn't matter. If you have a motivated kid--they will do well in either program. Parental wealth and SES will have more impact on your kid's educational and life trajectory vs. AP/IB. OP-I've heard South Lakes is a solid school, has a group of academically focused kids.  DCUM (a couple of posters in particular) are very anti-IB. It's weird. [/quote]

It was a SL poster who claimed IB was superior to AP.  No one else had said anything about "IB vs AP" before that. [/quote]
She said she thought IB prepared her better than AP did for some of her friends back in the day (which is more of an opinion than a claim) and yes people took offense to it. I think that's less controversial than the "IB doesn't attract the brightest" poster upthread.  Like I said-I don't think one is superior to the other.  I think it's a silly argument.  There are pros/cons for each.  I have one kid who would probably flourish in IB and loves the humanities.  And another who would be better served in an AP school.  [/quote]

The SL graduate's claim that she was better prepared for college coursework by IB was conjecture.  The statement that IB schools attract a disproportionately small number of the county's top students is backed up by facts. [/quote]

There are very few schools with IB. It is not a magnet program that people can apply for. The fact that the schools with lower FARMs rates and ESL rates have a higher test scores and the like is a fact. Had FCPS placed IB at Chantilly or Langley or McLean you would be singing a different tune.

Kids at IB schools have many great opportunities, they are different then the kids at AP schools but there are still a large number of great outcomes. Comparing high SES schools to Lower SES schools is comparing apples to oranges. And I would not want to be gloating about test scores the way you are, essentially you are mocking kids who have fewer opportunities to succeed due to a lack of finances and/or parental background that influences educational outcomes. You sound like an elitist snob.

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Reston isn't poor, for the most part.  While there is some poverty, houses there are quite expensive.  It just has a high school that's saddled with an academic program that on balance is a net negative when it comes to attracting families with higher-achieving kids.

Your hypothesis is silly because Chantilly, Oakton, Langley, and McLean families wouldn't roll over and allow FCPS to replace AP with IB.  They tried that at Woodson years ago, and the parents successfully pushed back.  [/quote]
It’s you again. Every thread.  Give it a rest.[/quote]

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