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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is a fact that in Fairfax, the public high schools with IB are the low-performing schools with the lowest SES students. The majority higher SES schools are AP. Draw any conclusion you wish from that fact.[/quote]

Fairfax is very real about the fact that most college-bound students in the area are not particularly interested in receiving an IB diploma? Why not? Because they plan to attend local schools with their friends. Their goal is Tech, UVA or even if out of state, a school in this country!

Their families see no practical reason for an IB diploma so why bother?

It's cute for DC to offer the program, but they should also be more practical and reasonable. [b]How many of their IB graduates will really go to college abroad?[/quote][/b]

Is IB only for students bound for international schools?[/quote]

No but that's the real point of an IB diploma.

Here, however, it just seems to be another option as a more rigorous academic track. There's really nothing wrong with that. But when making practical decisions about their academic choices, many decide the honors & AP classes will get their students where they need to go, so why bother with IB.[/quote]

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