tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21829866.post2866998230838315503..comments2023-08-20T07:06:14.115-04:00Comments on Thurber's Thoughts: International BaccalaureatesMaggiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12677808307727487766noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21829866.post-3590736687955942322007-05-28T18:17:00.000-04:002007-05-28T18:17:00.000-04:00ah yes - that 'soft bigotry of low expectations'.....ah yes - that 'soft bigotry of low expectations'....Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677808307727487766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21829866.post-90716393019415444032007-05-28T16:10:00.000-04:002007-05-28T16:10:00.000-04:00Sadly it may be too late to turn our schools aroun...Sadly it may be too late to turn our schools around.<BR/><BR/>Both we and our children have come to expect less out of our schools, and we're getting just that.<BR/><BR/>First we have to redevelop our national will to excel before the students and the schools can adapt.Hooda Thunkit (Dave Zawodny)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13176392380086227377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21829866.post-10073514391956053462007-05-22T08:07:00.000-04:002007-05-22T08:07:00.000-04:00We expect little more of our schools than a sitter...We expect little more of our schools than a sitter service. I think it's long past time to re-invent the plan for students. We must impliment strong standards and high expectations to serve the future. Ib programs are a requirement for the future. Time to weed the garden and provide strong encouragement to the youth so they understand that they must do things better than we did, or they will suffer in kind.Chadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06994015303281337316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21829866.post-70851423446676410682007-05-21T21:37:00.000-04:002007-05-21T21:37:00.000-04:00thanks for the link and the info, Lisa!thanks for the link and the info, Lisa!Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677808307727487766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21829866.post-12872647056618757682007-05-21T21:34:00.000-04:002007-05-21T21:34:00.000-04:00The Washington Post has an interesting article on ...The Washington Post has an interesting article on the "Challenge Schools" selected this year.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://projects.washingtonpost.com/challengeindex/2007/state/page9/" REL="nofollow">link</A> it covers schools that offer IB and AP classes.<BR/><BR/>It also lists schools that gave only the IB tests or both the IB and AP tests.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00606533906583651054noreply@blogger.com