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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This would be so much easier if the School Board would eliminate IB at South Lakes.  A lot of parents really don't like it.[/quote]

For some reason, the SB members looooove IB and are always gassing it up. It hits a lot of educational buzzwords that certain advocacy groups love. “Lifelong learners” and “global citizens.” [/quote]

Honestly, FCPS needs to get rid of IB altogether. Fewer kids graduate with an IB Diploma then transfer out of the IB schools to go to an AP school. Not enough people don’t take advantage of the program for what it costs and most people would be happy to see it go away. The people who stay at IB schools without getting the diploma tend not to care either way, until their kid goes to college and can’t get credit for the 1 or 2 IB SL classes that they took. Then they complain about not having AP at the school, at least that has been our experience.

No idea why cutting IB has not been a budget saving option. I would guess that would cover the cost of a good number of teachers, aids, and monitors that are being cut due to the budget issues. [/quote]

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