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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For those complaining about Einstein: Just stop it - you have access to IB.[/quote]

I am the PP who mentioned Einstein/Stem.   You’re right, and for my younger kid, that will be an amazing option.

But it doesn’t address the problems the DCC caused for my older STEM kid.   [/quote]

For non stem kids, ib is great but it’s not for stem.  It’s a huge problem if you cannot lottery to Blair or Wheaton.  Ib math is not equal.  [/quote]

It is a huge misconception that IB is not for STEM. Around the world IB is considered as one of the most rigorous programs when it comes to preparing students for college education whether in humanities or STEM. In my friend circle there are kids that did IB in MCPS and ended up not only going to colleges like CMU/Cornell/etc. to study engineering/CS/premed, but doing very well there. These kids tell me that IB is a great equalizer - one does not have to worry about the high school as much since IBO has already evaluated and certified the program, and the students will be in a different league when it comes to college admissions. They also tell me that the issue is not with STEM in IB, but with the fact that in IB one can not get away with only focussing on STEM. If a student can not handle any more rigor in humanities than what is available in a normal MCPS curriculum, then IB is not for them.

Granted, there are some corner cases; for the occasional kid that is supremely gifted (i.e.) wired differently and is doing way advanced math (DC knew a kid that was ready for MV calculus in ninth grade) IB may not be the best option in MCPS. But I assume we are not talking about such kids, are we?[/quote]

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