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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DC is a new sophomore at an IB high school. They've begun stating that they don't want to pursue the IB diploma beginning next year - they say that it would feel like too much pressure.

Background on kid: Bright but not gifted. Full raft of honors classes as freshman/sophomore (A- average); AAP prior to that point. Has struggled with foreign-language study and some accelerated math. Very prone to anxiety and some depression (in therapy w/ a great counselor; seems to be helping). No real areas of interest or excellence as yet; tends to dabble in, e.g., a musical instrument or art form and then drops it once stuff gets hard or requires a lot of practice.

I don't want to make DC feel pressured or burn them out before college applications start - their happiness and self-esteem are the top priorities. But I worry that without pursuing the IB diploma (and given that this high school doesn't offer traditional AP courses), they won't develop necessary stamina and interests to succeed later. What would you do? [/quote]

Move to an AP school.  You don’t end up with the same divide between the special diploma kid and everyone else.

We were at an IB high school with our oldest. At the graduation the IB coordinator talked longer than the invited guest speaker.  Went on and on about how the IB diploma kids were special “global citizens.”

Our younger kids went to an AP high school. Every bit as rigorous academically (actually more so) but also less pretentious and far more inclusive.  [/quote]

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