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1) IB - why is it important to you - in your own words...not the IB website's/brochures/classroom posters words.

2) How frequently do you suspect parental involvement in significant/award winning school projects? (Honest question here, because the son of a guy who tried to cheat off me in high school won a national prize at 16 that seems suspiciously related to his dad's PhD.)

3) What fraction of your classes interest you, vs. "you have to take it".

Thanks.  And feel free to stick around!  
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hi! not op but i can answer, there's a lot of high schoolers on here LOL

1-- I really love the class choice and freedom. The style of classes/examinations is also pretty conducive to learning to me vs. AP, but that varies from person to person; I appreciate the IB's method of learn a few specific case studies, the theories behind them, and then apply that theory to the overall field. I'm specifically thinking of IB History in that regard, but it's true of basically every class you get to take, whereas the corresponding AP courses are pretty intensely based in rote memorization and regurgitation.

2-- I actually don't think I have ever sat down and thought, "wow, I bet your parents did that project." maybe I'm simply not observant, but honestly, the majority of people in my classes are pretty capable students who choose project topics that interest them. so I guess all in all, I have enough faith in their academics to say that I think there's a pretty low rate of parent homework influence, though I'm sure there is some.

3-- almost all of my classes are ones I take because they interest me. save for the MCPS requirements in math and english (read: the fact that you have to take one of said classes for each year of high school), I've gotten a very high degree of choice in my courseload. IB offers so many specialized electives that fulfill their group requirements that there's more or less something for everyone. you can take english literature/multidisciplinary english (langlit), african/european history, electives like philosophy/anthropology/economics, any number of different levels of spanish/french/mandarin, and quite a few other course options across all subject areas. one of my favorite features of the IB is the level of choice offered in your classes, I think the program offers far more academic choice than the average high school.

hope this helps! sorry in advance to the people who will inevitably be angry that I'm posting on here, I guess![/quote]

How do you know the AP classes are based on I tense rote memorization and regurgitation? That seems like a very strong statement.[/quote]

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