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Reply to "If AP is more popular/better/more flexible, why does FCPS put IB in all the lower-ranked schools?"
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[quote=Anonymous]AP courses are developed by the College Board, with input primarily from American university professors focused on college-level content. IB is developed in Geneva. So if you want your child to attend university in France or Italy, IB may be a better choice. Most parents around here aspire for their kids to attend college in this country,where the universities are widely considered among the best in the world. As this thread attests, some associated with IB in FCPS do work hard to market the program. That's not surprising, when you consider that it's an under-subscribed program that the School Board has placed in lower performing schools. You have to work extra hard to convince people they really want that for their kids. Moreover, each IB school has to have a dedicated IB coordinator, so FCPS pays extra for some of the IB cheerleaders. The AP schools and curriculum are better known and sell themselves. [/quote]
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