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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]IB teacher here. I’ve taught IB in the county for almost a decade, and have mixed feelings about the program. For some, it is great. MCPS has watered down the curriculum and standards for years now, so taking IB classes is a great way for students to be exposed to real rigor and academic standards. That being said, due to the lowering of standards in grades 9-10, many students come in to the IB program junior year completely unprepared, and it can be highly stressful. It’s highly stressful for even those students who are prepared. My students joke about how late they go to bed, having mental breakdowns, and the hell of IB. It actually concerns me how they just see it as the norm. I have seen previous comments saying how the writing in IB is good preparation for college, and I agree. Especially if in the DP program, between all the IAs and the extended essay, your child will have a lot of opportunities to learn research and writing skills. They’ll also learn time management, and many students who reach out to me after they’ve graduated have said that college feels way more manageable after doing the IB program. (They’re comparing their experience to that of their peers who didn’t do IB). As with anything, it will depend on the school your child attends, the teachers they have, and their personality. For some, IB is the best thing that happened to them in HS and set them up for extreme success beyond. For others, it ends up not being a good choice, their mental health is affected, and they either push through to their own detriment, or drop out. You know your child best! [/quote]

I’m curious whether the middle school Humanities magnet program does a good job of preparing kids for IB.

My freshman is breezing through pre-IB English because of the prep they had in the MS magnet, and really enjoying the critical theory aspect. But I’m not sure how well that will translate to the actual IB classes. I also don’t think they’ve done nearly as much writing this year as they did in MS, and I’m wondering whether that’s just this particular teacher, or if that’s usually more of a focus in 10th. [/quote]

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