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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's confusing to throw the word entitled around. Wouldn't a higher bar help everyone if appropriate supports and supplementation are provided across the bar, to low- and high-achieving students. Neglecting the needs of high achieving families ultimately could weaken a school.

Of course, that means starting with the feeders, so admittedly the vision will take time to achieve.[/quote]

The problem is that "appropriate supports and supplementation" to support IB Diploma Higher Level worthy language acquisition cost a bomb over the years, way beyond what any American public school system can and will support.  The problem can't be solved with time absent the requisite inputs.  There are some feeder and DCI families willing and able to provide the right inputs, but a small minority.  I'd wager 10-15%.  This is why most of the DCI students who take HL IBD language exams get low scores.

The right inputs for HL IBD language exam scores come in several forms, or a combination of them, all out of reach for the majority of feeder and DCI families.

Form #1: Adults in the family mainly speak the language at home and require the student to do the same.

Form #2: Family hosts au pairs who speak the target language to the student for many years, and requires him/her to consistently answer in the target language.

Form #3: Student attends bona fide immersion summer sleep-away programs for years.

Form #4:  Student enjoys long visits to countries where the target language is spoken and communicates in the language for hours daily.  [/quote]

This. No point pretending that DCI students can score high on HL diploma exams without any of these inputs in their backgrounds. I'm tired of the charade perpetrated by admins and other parents.[/quote]

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