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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here's the thing: AP classes prepare kids to take and pass a test.  Whether you succeed or not die not necessarily depend on how hard you work.  I know. I was an AP student.  Now, the IB is writing intensive, it's curriculum is blind up together in a holistic theory of learning and the work it requires is much much higher than AP.  AP is great for those who think grades are the be all and end all.  IB works for students who are innately curious, enjoy learning for its own sake and work hard.  My DD is in the IB at Marshall. Everyone of my friends kids have done or are doing IB either here in FCPS, other school systems or overseas.  Of course, my cohort of friends are all international professionals with so-called "third culture kids" so maybe that is why we gravitate to IB.  Almost all the expat schools overseas are IB.[/quote]

Keep drinking the IB Kool Aid.  I'm sure your references to the "holistic theory of learning" come in handy with your self-described circle of "international professionals."  Meanwhile all the top schools in the county, including Madison, will stick with the more demanding, in-depth AP curriculum. [/quote]

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