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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]IB is a deal-breaker for me when we look for houses.  Not going to do it.  I was completely fine with it until I looked into it further.  There are a lot of kids who are full-force into IB ... and then they decide later that it's not worth it.  These are really motivated kids who for whatever reason decide not to finish it.  Yes, they can get college credits for each course, but they have to take all their exams at the end of senior year and several courses are two year courses -- who would want to commit to two years of a single course?  Even in college kids don't commit to two years.  Seems illogical that anyone would expect a 16 yr. old to commit to a course that long.

In theory, the IB program looks fantastic -- with the capstone and the community service and global thinking... but in practice, it just seems like it doesn't work for the vast majority of kids who are excellent students and very motivated when they start the program.

I also know of a family where they had to make an unexpected military move after the first year of a two year course and the kid wouldn't be going to an IB school once they moved... guess what... no credit for the class he just spent a YEAR on.

In practice, I think most teens are better suited to taking a la carte AP classes.   As a parent, I like what IB promises... but seems like it doesn't deliver (or the kids can't/don't deliver the final IB degree very often).

There are a number of homes I would like in several IB school zones... but it's not gonna happen b/c of the IB program.[/quote]

You must have young kids. Your post is pretty much based on hearsay and is way off. [/quote]

I have a house zoned for an IB high school, and I will not be sending my children to that high school for precisely that reason. If they have their heart set on it, I will try and steer them another way. AP is better in every way.

Several of my directors at work who send their kids to top prep and private schools in the area report that those schools offer loads of AP classes, but I have never heard them mention IB, not once, and they love talking about their children, and how they are doing in school, and extracurricular activities.  [/quote]

Revisit this idea when your kids are in school. 
And in the meantime, do your own research, form your own opinions, and learn to be respectful of your children's opinions. [/quote]

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