Anonymous
10/06/2023 09:50
Subject: RMS bio at RMHS
Anonymous wrote:RMS bio either requires a more studying than "Honors" bio or an incredibly good memory. My daughter took it last year and is lucky to have a good memory.
This describes my daughter as well. She didn't have to study as much as her peers for RMS Bio (magnet bio), because she has a very good memory.
RMIB was an adjustment though. She went from having very little school work in middle school to having to actually study and put effort into her homework. Now in 10th grade, it hasn't been an unbearable amount of work. She's had plenty of time for playing a sport, friends, attending school events (sports, plays, etc), and getting 7-8 hours of sleep. It's been a great change to be grouped with kids who care about school!
Anonymous
10/06/2023 09:03
Subject: RMS bio at RMHS
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:What does RMS stand for?
It looks like a code for "Magnet / Pre-IB"
Yes, that’s it.
But what do the letters meeeeean???
Rmib Magnet School?
Anonymous
10/06/2023 09:01
Subject: RMS bio at RMHS
If RMS Bio is already ahead of Honors Bio, then what is happening in the next 2 years of IB Bio?
(And same question for Chemistry. Physics apparently has a 2 year track to finish HL, not 3 year)
Is SL similar to AP? The official IB explanation seems to be that IB classes are less broad and more deep, so SL is more about learning to be a good student than fulfilling expertise in the specific subject. And Maybe HL rounds out the expertise while also building that "deep" approach.
(When I was in college the school made a fuss about how Gen Ed requirements were about "approaches to knowledge", not merely "knowledge of different subjects", and classes in each department had to qualify for Gen Ed credit on that basis. An advanced class that didn't take care to teach the "approach to knowledge" wouldn't count.
That seems like the IB idea, too? BTW my colleges has since abandoned their fancy model of Gen Ed, and now do it the normal way.)
In broad terms, I might guess that if an IB SL student took an AP test, they'd find half the test very familiar and comfortable, and half the test unfamiliar; while an AP student would find the entire test familiar but overall less comfortable.
(And same question for Chemistry. Physics apparently has a 2 year track to finish HL, not 3 year)
Is SL similar to AP? The official IB explanation seems to be that IB classes are less broad and more deep, so SL is more about learning to be a good student than fulfilling expertise in the specific subject. And Maybe HL rounds out the expertise while also building that "deep" approach.
(When I was in college the school made a fuss about how Gen Ed requirements were about "approaches to knowledge", not merely "knowledge of different subjects", and classes in each department had to qualify for Gen Ed credit on that basis. An advanced class that didn't take care to teach the "approach to knowledge" wouldn't count.
That seems like the IB idea, too? BTW my colleges has since abandoned their fancy model of Gen Ed, and now do it the normal way.)
In broad terms, I might guess that if an IB SL student took an AP test, they'd find half the test very familiar and comfortable, and half the test unfamiliar; while an AP student would find the entire test familiar but overall less comfortable.
Anonymous
10/06/2023 08:49
Subject: RMS bio at RMHS
Anonymous wrote:What does RMS stand for?
It looks like a code for "Magnet / Pre-IB"
Yes, that’s it.