<p>Great answer, JohnGalt.</p>
<p>Another point to note about the IB: it was originally begun for the benefit of TCKs (third culture kids) who move around globally throughout their school careers. The idea was that having a globally-standard (more or less) educational program would allow them to have a more fluid, consistent education.</p>
<p>As a result, a hugely integral part of the IB is awareness of the international community and global perspectives. Considering different perspectives is an extremely important part of all IB classes and definitely mentioned in all grading schemes (I’m not talking about math or science courses, obviously). I think it’s a great aspect of the program that hasn’t been mentioned yet (if anyone was wondering, lol).</p>