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<p>Hunt is right. Among the other IB parents on this board, there are at least three of us whose kids attended the same school – one that has taught IB for more than 20 years and, with considerable justification, considers itself one of the best IB schools in the United States. (Among other things, in one recent year, it had the highest IB test scores in the world in HL History.) None of us “endorse the program with unabated zeal.” We all see that it has pros and cons, and we have pointed out those pros and cons on many occasions. We all acknowledge that IB is well suited for some kids and not well suited for others. We all emphasize that how well IB will work out for your child depends on how it is implemented in your school system as well as on how well your child and IB fit together.</p>
<p>Our kids attend(ed) an IB magnet program that ranks with TJ, Stuyvesant, and top private schools in terms of academic prestige. But you won’t find a zealot among us.</p>