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The class that starts this year will definitely be affected significantly be affected by the changes that is taking place since 2017. So, make your decisions based on the available information. While RMIB is still a great program, it is not the one it was a couple of years ago.

I am a realist and want parents and students to join the program with full knowledge when they do cost benefit analysis to join RMIB.

Are you the poster who instigated the long (long long) thread on DCUM about how RM-home-school kids in RMIB classes in 11th and 12th grades were ruining the RMIB program?

Are you the poster who is afraid of the truth?

Anonymous wrote:POOLESVILLE. My son has a friend at RMIB and a few at Poolesville in humanities and global... he never sees the RM kid anymore and all the mother does is complain about how much work he has to do. Poolesville kids still have a normal high school experience just more rigorous coursework. RMIB sounds real hard to me

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Anonymous wrote:

The class that starts this year will definitely be affected significantly be affected by the changes that is taking place since 2017. So, make your decisions based on the available information. While RMIB is still a great program, it is not the one it was a couple of years ago.

I am a realist and want parents and students to join the program with full knowledge when they do cost benefit analysis to join RMIB.

Are you the poster who instigated the long (long long) thread on DCUM about how RM-home-school kids in RMIB classes in 11th and 12th grades were ruining the RMIB program?

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np - i think pp's point that rm ib will be a different program in 5 years is valid. the current changes - and changes to come - have not been fully implemented at rm.

They will all be different programs in 5 years. MCPS might also have a different curriculum in 5 years.

More to the point, nobody considering going to RMIB next year will be in MCPS in 5 years.

The class that starts this year will definitely be affected significantly be affected by the changes that is taking place since 2017. So, make your decisions based on the available information. While RMIB is still a great program, it is not the one it was a couple of years ago.

I am a realist and want parents and students to join the program with full knowledge when they do cost benefit analysis to join RMIB.

Anonymous wrote:

The class that starts this year will definitely be affected significantly be affected by the changes that is taking place since 2017. So, make your decisions based on the available information. While RMIB is still a great program, it is not the one it was a couple of years ago.

I am a realist and want parents and students to join the program with full knowledge when they do cost benefit analysis to join RMIB.

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np - i think pp's point that rm ib will be a different program in 5 years is valid. the current changes - and changes to come - have not been fully implemented at rm.

They will all be different programs in 5 years. MCPS might also have a different curriculum in 5 years.

More to the point, nobody considering going to RMIB next year will be in MCPS in 5 years.

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Anonymous wrote:

np - i think pp's point that rm ib will be a different program in 5 years is valid. the current changes - and changes to come - have not been fully implemented at rm.

They will all be different programs in 5 years. MCPS might also have a different curriculum in 5 years.

More to the point, nobody considering going to RMIB next year will be in MCPS in 5 years.

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np - i think pp's point that rm ib will be a different program in 5 years is valid. the current changes - and changes to come - have not been fully implemented at rm.

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This is not new and has been going on for almost 10 years. What is new is there is huge jump of # of local kids joining DP in recent years and there is a coincidental drop in IB Diploma rate at RM. Not sure whether these two #s have relationship however anecdotes from current students are that the some local students are coming to the DP unprepared and as a result the class pace/rigor has dropped.

IB program at RM is still very rigorous, but no one can tell what will happen in 5 years from now.

That goes for everything. It's difficult to make predictions, especially about the future.

I think you know what PP meant. Don't be like that.

Maybe PP shouldn't be alarmist.

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This is not new and has been going on for almost 10 years. What is new is there is huge jump of # of local kids joining DP in recent years and there is a coincidental drop in IB Diploma rate at RM. Not sure whether these two #s have relationship however anecdotes from current students are that the some local students are coming to the DP unprepared and as a result the class pace/rigor has dropped.

IB program at RM is still very rigorous, but no one can tell what will happen in 5 years from now.

That goes for everything. It's difficult to make predictions, especially about the future.

I think you know what PP meant. Don't be like that.

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Anonymous wrote:I second (or third or fifth) that there is no comparison in terms of workload. If your kid finishes RMIB there is absolutely no way they are not totally prepared for any college. So that is a big deal but the sacrifice is enormous and they are probably already going to be prepared since they were accepted in the first place. Only do RMIB if your child really loves spending time on academics. Poolesville is also a great program but more like choosing the top classes at any school but having smart kids in all your classes (and great teachers). The workload allows for plenty of other interests.

That's not true. DD is in Global but has a best friend in Humanities and she says that they have for example a 15 page paper due next week and they have 3-7 page papers due almost every week.

Kids in other schools in mostly AP classes have papers due too. Their peer group and grading requirements are not what is at Poolesville. However, what I have stated is true . The program is not that much more of a workload -- not compared to the jump from that program to RMIB. Do not misunderstand, I am not saying RM is better. Just explaining the difference to OP.

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This is not new and has been going on for almost 10 years. What is new is there is huge jump of # of local kids joining DP in recent years and there is a coincidental drop in IB Diploma rate at RM. Not sure whether these two #s have relationship however anecdotes from current students are that the some local students are coming to the DP unprepared and as a result the class pace/rigor has dropped.

IB program at RM is still very rigorous, but no one can tell what will happen in 5 years from now.

That goes for everything. It's difficult to make predictions, especially about the future.