More US Schools offering international baccalaureate programs

High school students in the U.S. increasingly have a new option to challenge themselves: the International Baccalaureate, or IB. The program is a demanding two-year curriculum. It aims to prepare students for college-level work, support independent research, and teach the value of a diverse world.

To earn an IB diploma, students must spend their third and fourth year of high school in the program. It requires the ability to use English, as well as the study of another language. It also requires classes in math, science, social science, art, a class on theory of knowledge, a 4,000-word paper, presentations and 150 recommended hours of community service.

Colleen Duffy is the marketing manager for the International Baccalaureate Organization in the Americas. She said what many people do not understand about IB is that it is not a study abroad program -- students do not travel to a different country to study. Rather, it was created in Switzerland for families who often moved from one country to another and wanted an internationally accepted curriculum. The program began in 1968.

“But we’re in public schools in almost every U.S. state now,” says Duffy.

Currently, IB is offered in more than 900 American high schools. As Duffy noted, the majority are public schools, and the program is most common in the states of California, Florida, and Texas. But many more schools across the U.S. have begun the long certification process.

But Colleen Duffy argues that IB better shows how subjects are related. She says, “It’s much more holistic than a few AP classes here and there.”

Critics say the IB program is not for every student, or every community.

Aliqismet BADALOV,
“Khalq qazeti”


© İstifadə edilərkən "Xalq qəzeti"nə istinad olunmalıdır.



  • I Avropa Oyunlarının təəssüratları uzun müddət xatirələrdə yaşayacaq

    I Avropa Oyunlarının təəssüratları uzun müddət xatirələrdə yaşayacaq

  • Hər gün bir tarix, hər gün bir zəfər

    Hər gün bir tarix, hər gün bir zəfər

  • Birinci Avropa Oyunları məşəlinin Bakının mədəniyyət və incəsənət mərkəzlərinə səyahəti

    Birinci Avropa Oyunları məşəlinin Bakının mədəniyyət və incəsənət mərkəzlərinə səyahəti

Most popular



Calendar

Weather