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Nope. It is the quality of work that it the tough part. The best writer will find that more is required in their writings. The best Math student will find that the "IB question" is more cerebral than anything that they have done.

Quantity can be handled. Actually, many of these students take AP exams too - because that's where the quantity of work matters. They can prep for it on their own too. But the IB part is not something where quantity will matter. It is the quality of their understanding and analysis. And that is a tough thing because they have to produce this kind of work in a short space of time.

RMIB program will make excellent writers and communicators out of students who are smart but hate to write and analyse. Some of these kids do not mind doing 50 calc problems in 30 minutes, but find that they have writer's block when they have to write a paper on a Math problem. So, these kids not only have to understand deeply, but they have to explain and analyze, and communicate.  And this is not confined to literature only - they do this kind of discussions and analysis,  for pretty much all subjects. [/quote]

It sounds to me like RMIB will encourage efficiency, writing, analysis, communication, and factual understanding (all good things) -- but not creativity, because there is no time or space for it. [/quote]

Not true - there are many options of IB arts classes students can choose from to fulfill their sixth subject area. And with courses like Theory of Knowledge, and with the interdisciplinary approach, students DO have time and space for creativity. [/quote]

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