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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The IB program at Einstein was a disaster for my kid. His English and History classes leading up to it didn't have hardly any writing, so he was not prepared for the level of writing required by the IB classes. And his college did not give him any credit for his IB scores (5 to 7). I wish we had gone all AP.[/quote]

Yeah, not being able to offer specific “pre-IB” classes to freshmen and sophomores anymore has really hampered their ability to prepare kids for the work required for IB—now they have to do it on the fly in 11th and 12.

My Einstein IB student says you can really tell which kids were in the Eastern magnet program, because they’ve at least been exposed to that kind of extensive academic research and writing, and deep analysis. They’re less lost on the research side of things, and more prepared to discuss in class and defend their arguments. They may not remember everything from MS, but it generally comes back when they need it. [/quote]
Yes. This is why RMIB is a much better program. Magnet kids start taking magnet level English classes in 9th grade.  That class is a shock to the system for a lot of these high performing kids.  Expectations are high, and many get Cs on their first paper.  They do eventually meet expectations, and become strong writers.  But, wow, that first class.  I think it was the first time my DC got a C on their writing assignment after coasting through MS.  They got straight As though, all throughout.

My DC is more of a STEM person so RMIB really helped improve their writing.[/quote]

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