<p>Any thoughts on an education abroad to earn the IB?</p>
<p>All 4 of our children have been involved with the IB at overseas (international) schools. My wife is an educator. We’re believers in the curriculum & the skills it teaches. That said, our 2 oldest children are now in BS in the USA & not now doing the IB. We considered a couple of the BS who do have the IB, but for various other reasons, those schools were not great fits for us.</p>
<p>Thanks for that info. Do you know anything about Le Rosey in Switzerland? We are considering this school to the top New England BS.</p>
<p>muf123, I have no inside information on Le Rosey. The public image is elite, but that due mostly to Euro wealth.</p>
<p>I am currently a student in the IB MYP and it doesn’t seem to make much difference except for a few mandatory IB activities like assigning IB traits to characters in English or studying the environment in French. I think that the programme really picks up in the 11th or 12th grade at least according to my sister.</p>
<p>Honestly I don’t like the IB. It puts to much emphasis on how organize projects and homework instead of actually doing the paper or worksheet.</p>
<p>I think that actually helps for skills when you grow older and are out college, then. I mean, I’m not in IB, but I’d love to learn how to organize and manage things and etc.</p>
<p>Tuesdays, you are correct: the skill set taught in IB comes in handy throughout your adult life, and of course, in college, etc.</p>