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Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2016 3:04 am
@fine dude
Again, good parsing of your statement, when you look at IB schools a lot of them (mostly in the US) are regulated DSs or they are non-competitive independent DSs, this is not true in IE and ISs, most ISs offer dual track school leaving pathways one thats a NC diploma, and one thats IB, and the IB track is selective.
No these ISs are not throwing away coin, they are fully admitting these students just not to the IB track. Most parents dont even know what the IB is, and this includes western families and parents.
IB Coordinator support is irrelevant to students that are not int he IB, you have to be in before someone can care.
Apparently you dont know it, its not just a minority like 48% is a minority to 52%, its a trivial minority that doesnt have enough significance to even be rounded up within the IE community.
The vast majority of those studnts that graduate from an IS are not going to study locally they will return to the Uni system in their home region, or one in their language. They arent going to stay and study in China where they attended their IS they are going to go back to the US or the UK, etc..
Yes I have taught DIP 1 and 2, both SL and HL, and am also an examiner.
@Thames Pirate
Uhmm, YES, in IE students in the DIP are pursuing the diploma, the other categories are rare exceptions, and not the rule. YES, its a gifted program in so much as ISs and IEs have gifted programs. You cant really have a G&T program in an IS, every parent would demand their child be admitted to that program, to the point that no one would be in the general education program.
Public/regulated DSs are not ISs nor is it IE, I can not reconcile your experience with mine.
Admission to the IS and admission to the IB program are not the same. There are parents that make enrollment contingent on being admitted to the IB program, but in general they are separate processes. These systems have a certain degree of range restriction, they generally dont admit students who arent capable of grade level study to begin with.
IB certificates is a distinct minority, its usually a student that for whatever reason did not have enough points for the Diploma, its not something pursued independently. It is far easier to serve those interests by restricting admission and participation into the IB program, which they do.
The vast majority of IB work is coursework. I gave quizzes every week which are assessments and they are not externally moderated, and the vast majority of work is coursework. The submission of a couple well polished assessments is not the bulk of students coursework. Those ITs can give out 6s and 7s like candy if they want, and there is nothing regarding moderation that can say otherwise.
Grade inflation is one of the higher priority issues in IE.
That isnt how averages work, you can have a mean of 35 and have a very high standard deviation or a very low standard deviation.
I have this position because its true, IB admissions are predominately selective in IE.
Again, good parsing of your statement, when you look at IB schools a lot of them (mostly in the US) are regulated DSs or they are non-competitive independent DSs, this is not true in IE and ISs, most ISs offer dual track school leaving pathways one thats a NC diploma, and one thats IB, and the IB track is selective.
No these ISs are not throwing away coin, they are fully admitting these students just not to the IB track. Most parents dont even know what the IB is, and this includes western families and parents.
IB Coordinator support is irrelevant to students that are not int he IB, you have to be in before someone can care.
Apparently you dont know it, its not just a minority like 48% is a minority to 52%, its a trivial minority that doesnt have enough significance to even be rounded up within the IE community.
The vast majority of those studnts that graduate from an IS are not going to study locally they will return to the Uni system in their home region, or one in their language. They arent going to stay and study in China where they attended their IS they are going to go back to the US or the UK, etc..
Yes I have taught DIP 1 and 2, both SL and HL, and am also an examiner.
@Thames Pirate
Uhmm, YES, in IE students in the DIP are pursuing the diploma, the other categories are rare exceptions, and not the rule. YES, its a gifted program in so much as ISs and IEs have gifted programs. You cant really have a G&T program in an IS, every parent would demand their child be admitted to that program, to the point that no one would be in the general education program.
Public/regulated DSs are not ISs nor is it IE, I can not reconcile your experience with mine.
Admission to the IS and admission to the IB program are not the same. There are parents that make enrollment contingent on being admitted to the IB program, but in general they are separate processes. These systems have a certain degree of range restriction, they generally dont admit students who arent capable of grade level study to begin with.
IB certificates is a distinct minority, its usually a student that for whatever reason did not have enough points for the Diploma, its not something pursued independently. It is far easier to serve those interests by restricting admission and participation into the IB program, which they do.
The vast majority of IB work is coursework. I gave quizzes every week which are assessments and they are not externally moderated, and the vast majority of work is coursework. The submission of a couple well polished assessments is not the bulk of students coursework. Those ITs can give out 6s and 7s like candy if they want, and there is nothing regarding moderation that can say otherwise.
Grade inflation is one of the higher priority issues in IE.
That isnt how averages work, you can have a mean of 35 and have a very high standard deviation or a very low standard deviation.
I have this position because its true, IB admissions are predominately selective in IE.