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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My child is a rising freshman at Einstein and there doesn’t seem to be any pre-IB classes. However, the IB courses offered in 11th and 12th grade seem similar to the IB classes at other schools (from the written course descriptions and course codes).

I asked someone who worked in CO with a child at RM about the differences between the 2 schools IB programs, specifically in 9th and 10th grade. She kept saying that RM’s 9/10 courses are a different program (MYP) and made it seem like the 11/12 options are similar. I am still confused why one school has an application for IB and the other doesn’t. This makes me think non-application based IB programs are not legit[/quote]

What do you meaN by "legit"?  RMIB happens to be a very popular and selective program which means that kids who are in it tend to have higher test scores than at other IB programs.  But it doesn't make the IB classes themselves any different than those at other schools (except I think there are a couple low-demand IB classes at RMIB and not elsewhere, like the very highest-level math class.)[/quote]
IBHL math had a full class when my DC was in it 3 years ago.  But, yea, this is why if they regionalize the IB program, some of these harder classes like HL AA math will no longer be offered due less demand since the highest achievers will be spread out.

And that would be a shame.  My DC is a dual math/CS major, and they said that IB HL math (AA) helped them in some of their higher level math/CS classes. I can't remember the topic, but DC said that when they were learning this topic in class, they remember it from RMIB, so that unit was easier for DC.  They have a 4.0 in college (and in HS).  DC thinks that class, and MVC, helped.[/quote]

What is AA math?[/quote]
There are two types of HL math:

Analysis and Approaches - more difficult, theoretical, more for math related fields
Applications and Interpretation - more stats related, for non math related fields

https://www.ibmath.sg/what-is-the-hardest-math-course-in-ib/

All IB programs are not created equal.

Kennedy doesn't have IB physics HL; RMIB does.  Kennedy only has IB Precalc, per the course catalog.  RMIB has that and IB HL AA,  the hardest IB math class.

If they make the IB programs regional, the demand for such high level classes will be distributed, thus reducing the demand in the IB regionals for these harder HL classes.  And that would be a real shame for the truly high achievers.  MCPS would be short changing them all in the name of equity.

I'm so glad my RMIB DC graduated a few years ago.  We moved here specifically for the high level programming with a good size peer group. Thankfully, my DC is now gone from MCPS.[/quote]

DP and thank you for this.

Below are the 3 IB math classes B-CC offers. Is the HL
Version the more challenging version? I think it should be despite a slightly different name, as in junior year those students are taking AP Calc BC.

2082A/2082B.   IB Applic Stats Calculus SL 2A & 2B
2062A/2062B	IB Analysis Stats Calc SL 2A & 2B
2064A/2064B	IB Analysis Stats Calc HL 2A & 2B[/quote]
PP here. Sorry, I was confused. MCPS label of IB math classes is not the exactly the same as IBO.

Per my DC:

IB Analysis Stats is the harder math
IB An/App Functions at RM is 9th grade IB math, which is not the same as  IB Analysis and Approaches

I honestly don't know how MCPS is categorizing these math classes. But, DC said that at RMIB, all the kids who are strong in math take HL IB Analysis Stats.[/quote]

OK thanks. It sounds like B-CC does offer the more rigorous math track, though it has no pre-IB courses.[/quote]
Does it have IB An/App Functions?[/quote]

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