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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They placed IB at the poorer schools to try to attract higher SES students so they could being up test scores overall at the schools. It didn’t work. IB is very LA based so a lot of the math/STEM kids don’t want it.[/quote]

Isn't the issue of IB vs AP whether it is the best fit for a particular kid?  My nieces were both IB (full program) at one of the few passable schools in Pinellas County, Florida and they received an excellent education, both going to top colleges.  Pinellas does not have a single school anywhere near the quality of SLHS.  I think the IB program was not as much of a fit for my younger niece, as she was more inclined than her sister to STEM subjects.  But I think she benefited from it.   Mother went to Duke and father is a former UVA Econ professor, so there was a culture of education in the home and AP vs IB was not much of an issue.   Parents believe in public education so did not consider the private schools, rare for their socio-economic status.

Bright students can succeed in many environments.  A friend's daughter from SLHS and IB matriculated to Harvey Mudd in electrical engineering - about as rigorous as you can get short of Cal Tech or MIT.   Needless to say she is really successful.

In any event, i would think it helpful if a non-emotional summary of the aspects of each program were easily available.   It seems to me to be about fit.  i have reviewed the IB curriculum and could have seen myself actually enjoying and doing well at it.  But my skills are not like others, so again, fit matters.

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