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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To the OP,  I"d try to move into the area in/near Reston that may go to the new western HS. [b]You can then avoid SLHS and IB[/b], plus if you're savvy go to Carson or Robinson for MS? I'm not clear on the MSs and how best to be in Reston (if that's where you need to move for work) but avoid Hughes. My neighbor taught there until last year and said she definitely would not want her own kids to go there, FWIW. [/quote]

Why would anyone want to avoid IB at South Lakes? Clearly you're not an IB parent there.[/quote]

1. AP is much more flexible in choices of courses to take.
2. Taking IB a la carte was never the intention of IB.
3. Some math students much prefer the opportunities in AP over IB.

And:  for the leadership--Reid has openly admitted at a School Board meeting that IB is more expensive.
Fewer people prefer it--why are we doing this.  This is not equitable programming.[/quote]

The SLHS families I know who love IB have bought into the "it prepares students better for college" advertisement. The fact that so many AP kids go on to do well in college and are not bemoaning the lack of preperation, eludes them. The program seems to feel special and the few people who have kids working the diploma love it. Most of the others in the neighborhood that are not looking for AP are families that have kids who would take a few AP classes but not a lot. They are not worried about decreasing college class load. The ones who prefer AP pupil place to Herndon, Oakton (with Japanese), or Langley (Russian). I know rising Juniors and Seniors who want to move to KAA for AP and are disappointed that they cannot. [/quote]

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