I've never been at an AP school. What is its allure? I terms of dollars and cents, AP is both rigorous AND you can potentially save thousands of college dollars by getting college credit or exempting entry level writing/lit classes.

Do IB get students anything comparable, post high school, other than rigor?

Do we even "know" anyone going?

:-)

I have heard, on this forum, that what you say is true: some countries, like Saudi, I imagine, only allow the male to sponsor , not the female.

Not fair, yes, but I think it's true.

Hmm, I'm not sure I agree w going for the Ed degree over the major in content area. In fact, for social studies, which is what we're discussing, at my university, that was the only way to become a ms/ hs social studies teacher: degree in content area--usually history--then get your Ed certificate along side it. I got all this done in four years, w a couple summer sessions.

This is not a particularly nice thing to say, and I know this isn't always true, but I know that, beyond elementary school, there was some bias against those w Ed degrees vs. content areas. The bias being that undergrad Ed coursework is easier than undergrad history or a science, for example, and so that was considered a less rigorous path, drawing less serious students, and so on.

God, that's mean to say. Sorry!

Thanks for the update coach. Is it unusual that this fair starts on a Sunday? All the others seem to be weekend affairs.

Always good to hear how people prairie and succeed. Congrats!

Don't be afraid to throw some resumes in boxes on Sunday and email some of the directors at the fair.

I got my offer that I accepted by doing that on a Sunday.

You never know.

Haven't taught in five years? Your license still valid, or do you have a life license or something? That will matter for most schools, particularly when obtaining visas.

Good work, cdn.

Thanks for all your insight.

Waterloo is cold in February ! So true.

Great fair, though. Professional, and lots of actual hiring going on.

Hope to hear how it goes.

Great little local pizza place across from the convention center called Doughy Joeys. Not a ton of options in the area, but this was a friendly spot with good pizza and local brews on tap.

Good luck!

Holla, pippafrit!

Eating up every bit, Pippafrit. Nice post.

These fair diaries are the meat and potatoes of what the IT documentary will be about.

;-)

Would anyone who has IB experience like to give a brief vignette of what the classroom, assessment, etc. looks like? I am curious about how this is different from other classroom/school make-ups.

thanks.

Not even looking for job, but I find these "fair diaries" irresistible.

Thanks for your efforts, pippafruit and shadow jack.

Thanks for the replies.

So, what does life inside a MYP/DP classroom actually look like? That's what I'd really like to know. It sounds like that and assessment are quite prescriptive. True?

If so, what does that look like, for example, in a math, social studies, or English classroom?

Thanks!