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It’s relevant because you helpfully pointed out that private schools (in their majesty) don’t offer IB.</p>
<p>While I don’t believe that the public schools should cuddle (or even coddle) only the top 10%, I do believe that they should provide an appropriate education to everybody–and that may mean programs like IB and AP for more accomplished students, and truly remedial programs for students who need that. I don’t agree with Jay Mathews, who thinks that the secret is to get struggling students to take AP and IB exams.</p>
<p>But hey, if you like private schools, one of the best way to ensure their continued growth and success is to keep public schools from providing challenging curriculum for accomplished students.</p>