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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If DCI were a great school dingbat parents wouldn’t come here to boast about how they don’t supplement on language! [/quote]

Oh look! it's another dingbat parent who didn't send their kid to DCI!![/quote]

Hilarious, only the joke is on those who send their kids DCI and don't supplement (unless all family members are bilingual/biliterate and native speakers).

-Signed,
DCI parent who supplements like crazy but it never seems to be enough to meet IBD HL standards

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Here is the thing.  You don’t need to score 6 or 7 on languages to get a good IB score overall because it is just 1 test out of many.

Some families may have kids proficient in the language and are happy with that.  Their kid can still score high on other subjects and maybe 4 on language

It’s not an either/or argument.  Do what your kid wants or is best for your kid.  Each families goal maybe different and that’s OK.[/quote]

Right, it's just that IBD language exams don't resemble AP.  Diploma assessments emphasize speaking and listening over reading and writing. We're pals with Stokes and YY grad DCI families who thought the kids' language skills rocked. These teens scored 3s on Standard Level IB languages.  Shock.  Buyer beware.[/quote]

3 and 4 are like a 5 on AP.   So what if they did not score a 6 or 7 which BTW is a very, very small percentage of kids.  I mean lots of 1st generation native speaking kids don’t score 6 or 7.

These kids are proficient and their language skills are good.  Get back to us when your kid scores a 6 or 7.

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