To IB or not to IB ... That is the question

dobiesk8r
Mon, 25 Sep 2006 19:11:57 +0000

My daughter and I always joked that IB stood for Irritable Bowel - for her and for me!

Yes, it was a PITA. Yes, it was a lot of work. I remember very well when her friends started dropping like flies out of the program and I became the evil ogre who wouldn’t let her bail, like the kinder, gentler parents of her friends. Every Thursday night she became convinced that all the kids in the program were smarter than she was (this was BS). I knew that she could do it. She is interested in languages and travel and I thought IB was a good fit for her, and no one ever said school was supposed to be easy. Something that you work for is always more precious than something that comes easily.

Bottom line is that she is very glad that she persevered and she is proud of her diploma. She did very well on the tests. I am 100% confident that she will do well in college because of the preparation IB gave her.

Let’s face it, there’s a lot of cachet to an IB diploma and to the school that offers the program. It’s just the way it is.