Parent Thoughts on IB Programme

[ucbalumnus]

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@xiggi

The real drama is when such boondoggle of a program is introduced in a school that cannot break 500 on any parts of the SAT and the strong division between the have and have-not is exacerbated. In lower performing schools, most of our resources --including the best teachers-- should be devoted the ones who need it the most.</p>

<p>Our public system of education simply believes that it is easier and better to cuddle the top 10-20 percent.

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<p>Or have many of these lower performing public schools simply given up and decided that failing 80% or 90% of the students (offering AP or IB to the 10% or 20% who show some educational motivation) is better than failing 100% of the students?</p>